
PSALMS AND HYMNS 



CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. 

I will sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. 

Psalm Cl 




BOSTON: 
CARTER, HENDEE, & CO. 



1835. 



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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1 835, by 

Carter, Hendee, & Co. 
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. 



PREFACE. 



As some account may be expected, of the princi- 
ples on which this collection of hymns was made, it 
will be here given in a few words. 

My main object has been, to gather from the exist- 
ing body of divine poetry, those hymns which I deem- 
ed the best calculated to be sung in our churches. 
I consequently adopted all which appeared to me to 
possess the requisite poetical and devotional character, 
without regard to the particular denomination of 
Christians to which their authors belonged. Hymns 
from Wesley's collection, and some Moravian hymns 
from the Christian Psalmist of Montgomery, I regard 
as among the richest contents of this volume. 
Their delightful fervour, though by some it may be 
called methodistical, will be thought by others, I 
trust, to be the true spirit of devotional Christian 
poetry. 

I have taken care to alter as little as possible from 
my originals, and to obtain all hymns, whenever it 
was practicable, as their authors wrote and published 
them. The effusions of Watts and Doddridge, the 
two principal classics in this high and difficult spe- 



PREFACE 



cies of literature, will be found in a purer form in this 
volume than they are usually met with in other col- 
lections. Whenever a hymn by one of these, or any 
other author, seemed to require a great deal of alter- 
ation, it was not altered, but left ; for it was my desire 
and intention that every hymn, as it appeared in this 
collection, should be really the production of the indi- 
vidual whose name is placed over it. I freely omitted 
such verses, however, as I did not approve, whenever 
it could be done without essential injury to the con- 
nexion. 

Those words and expressions which I consider a? 
forming the peculiar and appropriate diction and 
imagery of sacred poetry, such as Zion, Israel, Ca- 
naan, Saints, foe, I have constantly retained. 

The adaptation of musical emphasis and expres- 
sion to the words, I have left with intelligent and well 
instructed choirs. 

Although I undertook this work, because I was 
not altogether satisfied with any collection which I 
had seen, yet I cannot hope to have succeeded to the 
entire satisfaction of others. I am conscious that I 
must, at least, have omitted some hymns which many 
persons have been accustomed to regard as indispen- 
sable, and introduced some which may be thought 
unworthy of the place which they occupy. It is to be 
presumed that there is a considerable number of them 
which wfll be admired by some, and disliked by oth- 
ers. Among five hundred and sixty hymns, there 



PREFACE. 



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will be found, it is probable, sufficient range for a 
variety of tastes. 

It is sincerely my prayer that this book, wherever 
it may be introduced, may be instrumental in height- 
ening the interest of Christian worship, and serving 
the cause of religion and God ; — and as sincerely is 
it my wish that wherever and whenever it may be 
found inadequate to these great purposes, it may be 
superseded by one which will answer them better. 

F. W. P. G. 

Oct 1, 1830. 



NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 

In this stereotyped edition, the number and order 
of hymns remain precisely as before. The only alter- 
ations which have been made, besides the correction 
of a few typographical errors, are the two following : — 
Instead of the hymn which stood as the 289th in the 
first edition, and which, through some oversight, was 
a repetition of the 187th, have been inserted four of 
those well known verses by Sir Henry Wotton, begin- 
ning, ' How happy is he born or taught.' And in the 
place of the hymn which was numbered 539 in the 
first edition, has been introduced one on a similar sub- 
ject, beginning, ' God of the changing year, whose arm 
of power ' 

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VI NOTE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 

For the sake of uniformity of editions, these are the 
only changes which I have permitted myself to make 
in the body of the work. In the few pages, however, 
which succeed the Doxologies, I felt more at 
liberty, and have indulged in more considerable varia- 
tions, as will be perceived by those who may be ac- 
quainted with the first edition, or will take the pains 
of comparing the two editions together. The whole 
collection now stands as it probably will remain so 
long as it shall continue to be in use. 



Feb. 22, 1831. 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



ACCORDING to thy gracious word 51? 

A charge to keep I have 282 

Again our ears have heard the voice 29 

Again the Lord of life and light 232 

Ah wretched souls who strive in vain .'. 300 

All earthly charms however dear 287 

All powerful self-existent God 100 

All-seeing God 't is thine to know 311 

All ye nations praise the Lord , . 64 

Almighty God in humble prayer 405 

Almighty God thy wondrous works 137 

Almighty God thy word is cast 30 

Almighty Maker Lord of all 409 

Am I an Israelite indeed 308 

Amidst a world of hopes and fears 310 

Amidst unsatisfied desires 275 

And art thou with us gracious Lord 164 

And is the Gospel peace and love 245 

And now my soul another year 547 

And shall I sit alone 359 

And will the great eternal God 529 

Another six days work is done 21 

As body when the soul has fled 345 

As every day thy mercy spares 46 

A soldier's course from battles won 270 

As parched in the barren sands 288 

As the chased hart midst sultry beams 402 

As the hart with eager looks 403 

As the sun's enlivening eye „ 513 

As the sweet flower that scents the morn 515 

As when the weary traveller gains 468 



Viii INDEX OF FiflST LINES. 

Attend ye children of your God t%\ 

Author of good we rest on thee 421 

A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill 206 

Awake my drowsy soul awake 285 

Awake my soul and with the sun 35 

Awake my soul lift up thine eyes 273 

Awake my soul stretch every nerve 271 

Awake our souls away our fears 272 

Awake ye saints and raise your eyes 467 

BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne 3 

Begin my soul the exalted lay 71 

Behold my servant see him rise 207 

Behold the amazing sight 223 

Behold the blind their sight receive 239 

Behold the lofty sky ... * 182 

Behold the man how glorious he 227 

Behold the morning sun 36 

behold the prince of peace 211 

Behold the Saviour on the cross 229 

Behold where breathing love divine 240 

Behold where in a mortal form 241 

Be it my only wisdom here 277 

Beset with snares on every hand 407 

Be still my heart these anxious cares 321 

Be with me Lord where'er I go 404 

Bless O my soul the living God 112 

Blest are the meek he said 333 

Blest are the sons of peace 313 

Blest are the souls that hear and know 258 

Blest be our everlasting Lord 76 

Blest be the everlasting God 236 

Blest Instructer from thy ways 352 

Blest is the man who fears the Lord 301 

Blest Spirit source of grace divine 410 

Bright Source of intellectual rays , « 200 

Bright was the guiding star that led * 217 

By cool Siloam's shady rill 485 



1XDEX OF FIRST LINES. IX 

CAN creatures to perfection find 98 

Clay to clay and dust to dust 560 

Come blessed Spirit source of light 201 

Come gracious Spirit heavenly Dove 382 

Come Holy Spirit heavenly Dove 383 

Come let us anew our journey pursue 538 

Come said Jesus' sacred voice 247 

Come sound his praise abroad 2 

Come thou Almighty King 59 

Come to the house of prayer 3 

Come we that love the Lord 432 

Continue Lord to hear my voice 377 

DAUGHTER of Zion from the dust 504 

Delightful is the task to sing 37 

Do flesh and nature dread to die 451 

EARLY my God without delay 38 

Ere mountains reared their forms sublime 101 

Eternal and immortal King 99 

Eternal God Almighty cause 60 

Eternal Source of every joy 540 

Eternal Source of life and light 406 

Eternal Source of life and thought 412 

Exalt the Lord our God 128 

FAITH hope and love now dwell on earth 347 

Father adored in worlds above 375 

Father divine before thy view 138 

Father divine the Saviour cried 230 

Father of light conduct my feet 278 

Father of lights thy needful aid 505 

Father of lights we sing thy name 139 

Father of me and all mankind 417 

Father of mercies God of love 401 

Father of mercies in thy word 193 

Father of our feeble race 344 

Father of spirits nature's God 106 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Father supply my every need 

Father thy paternal care 

Father to thy kind love we owe 

Far from mortal' cares retreating 

Far from the world Lord I flee 

Forgive us for thy mercy's sake 

For thee God our constant praise 

Forth from the dark and stormy sky 

Fountain of being source of good 

Fountain of mercy God of love 

From all that dwell below the skies 

From Greenland's icy mountains 

From north and south from east and west .... 
From the table now retiring 

GIVE thanks to God most high 

Give to our God immortal praise 

Give to the winds thy fears 

Glorious things of thee are spoken 

Glory be to God on high 

Glory to thee my God this night 

Glory to thee whose powerful word 

God in the gospel of his Son 

Sod in the high and hoi} 7 place 

God is a Spirit just and wise 

God is our Saviour and defence 

God is the refuge of his saints 

God moves in a mysterious way 

God my supporter anl my hope , 

God of eternity from thee 

God of mercy God of love 

God of my life through all its days 

God of my life whose gracious power 

God of our fathers bj whose hand 

God of the morning at whose voice 

God of the changing year whose arm of power 

God's perfect law converts the soul 

God that madest earth and heaven 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES Xi 

God who is just and kind 414 

Good is the Lord the heavenly King 496 

Go to dark Gethseniane 242 

Go to the grave in all thy glorious primp 553 

Greatest of beings source of life 78 

Greatest of beings source of life 145 

Great Father of mankind 6 

Great Former of this various frame 102 

Great Framer of unnumbered worlds 556 

Great God at whose all powerful call 492 

Great God how infinite art thou 103 

Great God in vain man's narrow view 89 

Great God I own the sentence just , 452 

Great God thine attributes divine 133 

Great God wert thou extreme to mark 208 

Great God we sing that mighty hand 546 

Great God what do I see and hear 484 

Great Lord of earth and seas and skies 146 

Great is the Lord his works of might 134 

Great Ruler of all nature's frame 147 

Great Ruler of the earth and skies 552 

Great Source of life our souls confess 149 

crreat Source of unexhausted good 150 

Green pastures and clear streams 248 

HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews 346 

Hail ail hail the joyful morn 216 

Happy is he that fears the Lord 339 

Happy the child whose tender years 486 

Happy the heart where graces reign 325 

Happy the man who finds the grace 279 

Happy the man whose cautious steps 312 

Happy the men whom strength divine 7 

Hark for the great Creator speaks 219 

Hark the glad sound the Saviour comes 209 

Hark what mean those holy voices 213 

Hear what God the Lord hath spoken 261 

Hear what the Lord in vision said 221 



Xii INDEX Or FIRST LINES. 

Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 463 

Heaven is a place of rest from sin 4G9 

He dies the friend of sinners dies 237 

Here to the High and Holy One 527 

He 's blessed who has thy pardon gained SG9 

High in the heavens eternal God 135 

Holy and reverend is the name 325 

Holy as thou Lord is none 129 

Holy holy holy Lord 79 

How are thy servants blest Lord 498 

How beauteous are their feet 220 

How bear.tiful the sight 314 

How blest are they who always keep 290 

How blest are they who daily prove 340 

How blest is he who ne'er consents 292 

How blest is he whose tranquil mind 512 

How blest the righteous when he dies 465 

How bright these glorious spirits shine 516 

How did my heart rejoice to hear 11 

How gentle God's commands t 151 

How glorious Lord art thou 334 

How gracious and how wise 152 

How happy is he born or taught 289 

How long shall dreams of creature bliss 367 

How long shall earth's alluring t^ys 470 

How pleasant how divinely fair 8 

How rich the blessings my God 327 

How rich thy gifts almighty King 551 

How shall the your g secure their hearts 188 

How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 249 

How swift the torrent rolls 443 

I CANNOT shun the stroke of death 453 

If death my friend and me divide .. - 471 

If God succeed not all the cost 153 

If God to build the house deny 154 

If Providence to try my heart 148 

I heard a voice from heaven 464 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Xili 

I'll praise my Maker with my breath 121 

Imposture shrinks from light 195 

In all c y vast concerns with thee 110 

Indulgent God whose bounteous care 53 

In duties and in sufferings too 243 

In Israel's fane by silent night 487 

In mercy Lord remember me 54 

In pleasant lands have fallen the lines 555 

In sleep's serene oblivion laid 40 

Instruct me in thy statutes Lord 191 

Interval of grateful shade 55 

In the soft season of thy youth 48S 

In the sun and moon and stars , 4S3 

In vain eur fancy strives to paint , 466 

Is there ambition in my heart 335 

I want a principle within 2S3 

I want the spirit of power within 379 

I will extol thee Lord on high 550 

[ would not live alway I ask not to stay 454 

IEHOVAH reigns he dwells in light 10-* 

lesusalem my happy home 472 

Jesus and can it ever be 250 

Jesus is gone above the skies 518 

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 222 

John was the prophet of the Lord 205 

loin all ye servants of the Lord 186 

Joy to the world the Lord is come 210 

LEADER of Israel's host and guide , 380 

Let all the earth their voices raise 223 

Let all the heathen writers join 189 

Let every creature join 72 

Let every tongue thy goodness speak 12-1 

Let not the wise their wisdom boast 251 

Let one loud song of praise arise 80 

Let others boast how strong they be 448 

Let party namei no more 316 

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 



Let songs of praises fill the sky . 252 

Let us with a gladsome mind 67 

Let Zion's watchmen all awake 536 

Like shadows gliding o'er the plain 436 

Lo God is here let us adore 12 

Lo my shepherd's hand divine 162 

Look back my soul with grateful love 427 

Lord before thy presence come It 

Lord dismiss us with thy blessing 33 

Lord how secure and blest are they 291 

Lord I believe a rest remains 434 

Lord I have made thy word my choice 190 

Lord in the morning thou shalt hear 41 

Lord of hosts to thee we raise 530 

Lord of my life may thy praise 42 

Lord of nature source of light 31 

Lord of the harvest God of grace 202 

Lord of the sabbath hear our vows 22 

Lord of the sea thy potent sway 501 

Lord of the wide extended main 500 

Lord of the worlds above 9 

Lord of the worlds below 493 

Lord teach us how to pray aright 362 

Lord thou art good all nature shows 127 

Lord thou bast searched and seen me through 109 

Lord we adore thy vast designs 165 

Lord we adore thy wondrous name 113 

Lord we have wandered from thy way 371 

Lord what a feeble piece 446 

Lord whom in heaven but thee alone 3S7 

Lord who ; s the happy man that may 293 

Love divine all love excelling 3S3 

MARK the soft-falling snow 262 

May the grace of Christ our Saviour 34 

Morning breaks upon the tomb 233 

My dear Redeemer and my Lord 244 

My Father let me hear thy voice 366 



INDEX OF FIRST Llf ES. \V 

My few revolving years 543 

My God accept my early vows 48 

My God how endless is thy love * 49 

My God in whom are all the springs 118 

My God I thank thee may no thought 329 

M/ God my king thy various praise 92 

My God my strength my hope 284 

My God permit me not to be S30 

My God permit my tongue 389 

My gracious God I own thy right 328 

My gracious Lord whose changeless love 358 

My helper God I bless his name 542 

My Maker and my King 119 

My never-ceasing songs shall show 131 

My shepherd is the living Lord , 156 

My shepherd is the living Lord 159 

My shepherd will supply my need 16C 

My soul before thee prostrate lies 360 

My soul how lovely is the place 10 

My soul inspired with sacred love 117 

My soul praise the Lord speak good of L is name 82 

My soul repeat his praise 114 

My soul shall praise thee my God 429 

My soul the awful hour will come 455 

My soul with patience waits , . . . . 365 

My spirit looks to God alone 390 

NAKED as from the earth we came 456 

No change of times shall ever shock 166 

Nor eye hath seen nor ear hath heard 473 

Not to the terrors of the Lord 257 

Now let a true ambition rise 303 

Now may he who from the dead 32 

Now the shades of night are gone 43 

BLESSED souls are they 368 

bless the Lord my soul 115 

O bless the Lord my ao'ai 116 



Xvi INDEX OF FIRST LINES 

bow thine ear eternal One 531 

O come loud anthems let us sing 14 

O draw me Father after thee 391 

O'er mountain tops the mount of God 224 

O'er the realms of Pagan darkness 502 

O God accept the sacred hour 519 

O God by whom the seed is given , 203 

God mine inmost soul convert 482 

O God our strength to thee the song 90 

God that madest the earth and sky 506 

O God thou art my God alone 392 

O God we praise thee and confess 83 

O God whose presence glows in all 534 

O hap py Christian who can boast 332 

happy is the man who hears 280 

O happy soul that lives on high € 318 

O happy they who know the Lord 320 

O help us Lord each hour of need 357 

O here if ever God of love 520 

O how can they look up to heaven 537 

O Israel to thy tents repair 304 

O learn of me the Saviour cried 336 

O let me heavenly Lord extend 437 

O Lord my best desires fulfil 418 

O Lord our fathers oft have told 553 

O Lord our heavenly King 93 

O Lord the Saviour and defence 447 

O Lord thy mercy my sure hope 180 

One prayer I have all prayers in one 420 

On thee each mjrning O my God 44 

On the first Christian sabbath eve , 28 

On thy church O Power divine 263 

O praise ye the Lord his greatness proclaim 61 

O render thanks to God above 62 

O that my heart was right with thee 393 

O that the Lord would guide my ways 394 

O thou from whom all goodness flows 395 

O thou that hear'st when sinners cry . . . : 354 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XVll 

thou the wretched's sure retreat 370 

thou through all thy works adored 84 

thou to whose all searching si^ht 3.96 

O thou who art above all height 535 

O thou who hast at thy command 415 

O thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides 384 

Our blest Redeemer ere he breathed 253 

Our Captain leads us on 246 

Our God our help in ages past 445 

Our God where'er thy people meet 533 

Our heavenly Father calls 319 

Our heavenly Father hear 374 

O r joy is a created good 433 

Our sins alas how strong they be 373 

O what is man great Maker of mankind 510 

where shall rest be found 481 

PASS a few swiftly fleeting years 474 

Praise praise the name divine 75 

Praise the Lord ye heavens adore him 73 

Praise to God immortal praise 167 

Praise to the Lord of boundless might 179 

Praise ye the Lord our God to praise 63 

RISE crowned with light imperial Salem rise 225 

Rejoice believer in the Lord 305 

Remark my soul the narrow bounds 541 

Return my roving heart return 363 

Return my soul and seek thy rest 428 

Return my soul unto thy rest 364 

Rise my soul and stretch thy wings 431 

SAFELY through another week , 557 

Searcher of hearts before thy face 356 

Searcher of hearts to thee are known 107 

See another year is gone 544 

See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand .525 

See the leaves around us falling 548 

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Xviii INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 

Servant of God well done 559 

Shine forth eternal Source of light 397 

Shine on our souls eternal God 398 

Should famine o'er the mourning field 507 

Show pity Lord Lord forgive 355 

Sing to the Lord who loud proclaims 306 

Sing we the song of those who stand 267 

Sing ye redeemed of the Lord < 266 

Sleep sleep to-day tormenting cares 23 

So let our lips and lives express 322 

Songs of immortal praise belong Ill 

Songs of praise the angels sang 87 

Sons of men behold from far Ll8 

Sovereign Ruler of the skies 16S 

Spirit of peace who as a dove 315 

Spirit of truth on this thy day 254 

Stand still refulgent orb of day J 480 

Supreme and universal light 281 

Sweet is the memory of thy grace 125 

Sweet is the task Lord 24 

TEACH me my God and king 416 

Teach me O teach me Lord thy way 192 

The angel comes he comes to reap 479 

The christian warrior see him stand 274 

The darkened sky how thick it lowers 457 

The dews and rains in all their store 497 

The earth is thine Jehovah thine 296 

The evils that beset our path 450 

Thee we adore Eternal Name 449 

The fountain in its source 411 

The glorious universe around 317 

The God of Israel is our Lord 264 

The God who reigns alone . 91 

The heavenly spheres to thee God 57 

The heaven of heavens cannot contain 15 

The heavens declare thy glory Lord 183 

The law by Moses came 256 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. xix 

The Lord descended from above 94 

The Lord himself the mighty Lord 157 

The Lord in Zion placed his name 17 

The Lord is in his holy place 130 

The Lord is my shepherd no want shall I know 163 

The Lord is risen indeed 234 

The Lord Jehovah reigns 136 

The Lord my pasture shall prepare 158 

The Lord my shepherd is 161 

The Lord our God is full of might 95 

The Lord will come the earth shall quake 212 

The morning dawns upon the place 231 

The morning flowers display their sweets 460 

The offerings to thy throne which rise 16 

The perfect world by Adam trod 532 

The promises I sing 132 

The race that long in darkness pined 214 

There is a land of pure delight 475 

There seems a voice in every gale 81 

The saints on earth and those above 268 

The spacious firmament on high 96 

The Spirit breathes upon the word 196 

The Spirit in our hearts 255 

The swift declining day 56 

The swift not always in the race 419 

The term of life assigned to man 438 

The uplifted eye and bended knee. 342 

The wandering star and fleeting wind 350 

They who on the Lord rely 50 

This child we dedicate to thee 524 

This is the day the Lord hath made 25 

This is the first and great command 348 

This spacious earth is all the Lord's 297 

This stone to thee in faith we lay 528 

Thou hidden love of God whose height 385 

Thou Lord by strictest search hast known 108 

Thou Lord through every changing scene. 169 

Thou who dwell'st enthroned above 85 



XX INDEX OF FIRST LINES 

Thrice nappy souls who born from heaven 298 

Thrice happy state where saints shall live 451 

Through all the changing scenes of life 400 

Through all the various shifting scenes 181 

Through every age eternal God 441 

Through sorrow's night and dagger's path 439 

Thus far on life's perplexing path 299 

Thus far the Lord has led me on 58 

Thy gracious aid great God impart 204 

Thy kingdom Lord forever stands 171 

Thy law is perfect Lord of light 185 

Thy mercies and thy love 120 

Thy name almighty Lord 66 

Thy presence everlasting God 514 

Thy wisdom power and goodness Lord 170 

Times without number have I prayed 372 

'T is by the faith of joys to come 343 

'T is by thy strength the mountains stand 495 

'T is God the spirit leads 170 

'T is God who those that trust in him 324 

To God the mighty Lord 68 

To God the only wise 86 

To keep the lamp alive 323 

Tomorrow Lord is thine 440 

To thee my God my days are known 430 

To thee O God we homage pay 226 

Transporting tidings which we hear 462 

Triumphant Lord thy goodness reigns 126 

'T was hy an order from the Lord 197 

'T was on that dark that doleful night « 521 

UNITE my roving thoughts unite 426 

Up to the hills I lift mine eyes 173 

Upward I lift mine eyes. . . . 174 

VAINLY through night's weary hours 155 



INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XXI 

WAIT on the Lord ye heirs of hope 338 

Weak and irresolute is man 351 

Welcome sweet day of rest 26 

We sing of God the mighty source 88 

With all our hearts with all our powers 69 

With glory clad with strength arrayed 105 

Within these walls be peace 489 

With mines of wealth are sinners poor. 276 

With reverence let the saints appear 97 

With sacred joy we lift our eyes 20 

With songs and honours sounding loud 494 

With stately towers and bulwarks strong 265 

What is tne chaff the word of man 199 

Wh?t must it be to dwell above 476 

What secret hand at morning light 45 

What shall we ask of God in prayer 378 

When all bespeaks a Father's love 175 

When all thy mercies O my God 176 

When as returns this solemn day 27 

When before thy throne we kneel 18 

When darkness long hao veiled my mind 425 

When floods of grief assault the mind 424 

When I can read my title clear 477 

When in the vale of lengthened years 511 

When Israel of the Lord beloved 381 

When Israel through the desert passed 198 

When I with curious eyes survey 509 

When musing sorrow weeps the past 423 

When overwhelmed with grief 422 

When rising from the bed of death 478 

When sickness shakes the languid frame «» «... 5 r 

When storms hang o'er the Christian's head: 177 

When the vale of death appears 458 

Wherefore should man frail child of clay 337 

Wherewith shall I approach the Lord 19 

While shepherds watched their flocks by night ■ . 215 



Xxii INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 

While sounds of war are heard around 554 

While thee I seek protecting Power 376 

While through this changing world we roam. . .r. , 441 

While with ceaseless course the sun 545 

Who make the Lord of hosts their tower 178 

Whom have we Lord in heaven but thee 399 

Who shall inhabit in thy hill 295 

Who shall tow'rd thy chosen seat , 294 

YE boundless realms of joy 74 

Ye faitnful souls who Jesus know 23C 

Ye followers of the Prince of Peace 522 

Y~e golden lamps of heaven farewell 459 

Ye humble souls that seek the Lord 238 

Ye servants of the Lord 28o 

Ye sons of men a feeble race 442 

Ye that obey the immortal Xing 490 

Ye trembling souls dismiss your fears 307 

ZEAL is that pure and heavenly flame 341 



INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



I. Introduction and Close of -Worship. 

For the introduction of worship, 1 to 20. For the Chris- 
tian Sabbath, 21 to 28. For the close of worship, 29 to 34. 

II. Morning and Evening Hymns. 

For the morning, 35 to 45. Morning or evening, 46 to 50. 
Evening, 51 to 58. 

III. General Praise and Thanksgiving. 

Presence of God invoked, 59. Praise to the only true 
God, 60. Thanksgiving and holiness, 62. God adored in his 
works, 61, 63. Universal praise, 64 to 80. Praise due from 
men, 81, 82. Te Deum, 83. Praise to the Lord of nature, 
84, 85. Praise for preserving grace, 86. Glory in the high- 
est, 87. 

IV. Attributes and Providence of God. 

Existence of God, 88. God incomprehensible, 89, 98. Uni- 
ty of God, 90, 91. Greatness, power and sovereignty of 
God, 92 to 97. God invisible, 99. Eternity and immuta- 
bility of God, 100 to 105. Omnipresence and omniscience 
of God, 106 to 111. Goodness, mercy and compassion of 
God, 112 to 127. Holiness of God, 128 to 130. Faithfulness 
of God, 131, 132. Attributes of God our confidence, 133. 
Perfections and providence of God, 134 to 136. Providence 
and grace unsearchable, 137. Mercies of God our trust, 138 
to 142. Mysteries of Providence, 143. Care of Providence, 
144 to 146. Providence in our afflictions, 147 to 152. Bless- 
ing of God always needful, 153 to 155. God our shepherd, 



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INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



156 to 163. The constant help of Providence, 164 to 171, 
Distinguished goodness of Providence to man, 172. Divine 
protection and retribution, 173 to 181. 

V. The Scriptures. 

The books of nature and scripture, 182, 183. Excellence 
and power of God's word, 184 to 194. Divine instruction im- 
plored, 191, 192. Searching the scriptures, 195. Light of 
the world, 196, 198. Prophecy and inspiration, 197. Heav- 
enly bread, 199. Divine teachings, 200, 201. Seed of the 
word, 202, 203. Supplication for a blessing on the word, 204. 

VI. Christ and Chistianity. 

Message of John the Baptist, 205, 206. Christ's coming, 
207 to 212. Christ's nativity, 213 to 216. Christ's manifes- 
tation to the Gentiles, 217 to 225. Christ the Sun of Righ- 
teousness, 226. Sufferings and death of Christ, 227 to 231. 
Resurrection of Christ, 232 to 236. Death, resurrection and 
ascension of Christ, 237, 238. Christ's miracles, 239. Pre- 
cepts and example of Christ, 240 to 246. Christ's invitations, 
247 to 249. Glorying in Jesus, 250, 251. Coming and influ- 
ences of the holy Spirit, 252 to 254. Gospel invitations, 255. 
Character and success of the gospel, 256 to 265. Chris- 
tian pilgrims., 266. Songs of the redeemed, 267. Commu 
nion of saints, 268. Final acceptance of the righteous, 269 

VII. The Christian Life. 

Christian life, race and warfare, 270 to 274. Christian 
riches, 275, 276. Christian wisdom, 277 to 281. Christian 
watchfulness and activity, 282 to 286. Virtue imperishable, 
287. Safety and happiness of obedience and a good con- 
science, 288 to 298. The Christian Israel, 299. Resolution 
and example, 300. Courage and fortitude, 301 to 307. Chris - 
tian ambition, 303. Sincerity and self-examination, 308, 309. 
Steadiness of principle, 310. Charitable judgment, 311. 
Moderation, 312. Peace and love, 313 to 315. Christian 
unity, 316, 317. Communion with God and Christy 319. 



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Trust in God and contentment, 320, 321. Holiness and grace, 
322. Dependence and trust, 323, 324. Love to God, obedience, 
trust and submission, 325 to 329. Retirement and meditation, 
330, 331. Living in Christ, 332. Meekness and humility, 
333 to 337. Christian patience, 338. Liberality and charity, 
339, 34vA Zeal, 341. Faith and works, 342 to 348. 

VIII. Confession and Penitence. 

Sins confessed and mourned, 349. Inconstancy lamented, 
350. Human frailty, 351. Seeking forgiveness and a clean 
heart, 352 to 356. Seeking divine aid, 3o7. Amidst tempta- 
tion, 358. Hope reviving, 359. Seeking grace and refuge, 
360, 361. Preparation of heart, 362, 363. Return and par- 
don, 364 to 372. Freedom from sin in heaven, 373. 

IX. Devout Aspirations and Affections. 

The Lord's prayer, 374, 375. Habitual devotion, 376 
Seeking the Divine presence, influence and light, 377 to 389. 
Faith in Divine grace and power, 390. Living wholly to 
God, 391 to 393. Brep.thing after holiness, S94. Lord, re- 
member me, 395. Seeking God for our guardian, 396. Seek- 
ing the knowledge of God, 397. Joy in God's presence, 
398. God our eternal portion, 399. Praising God in ail 
changes, 400, 401. The Soul panting for God, 402, 403. 
Seeking help and direction from God, 404, to 408. For a ho- 
ly life, 409. Living waters, 410, 411. Subjection to God, 
412. Bread of life, 413. Holy desires, 414. Living to 
God's glory, 415, 416. Thy kingdom come, 417. Submission 
and resignation, 418 to 421. Safety in God, 422. Hope and 
comfort in trouble, 423, 424. Peace and deliverance, 425 to 
427. Fervent gratitude, 428, 429. Living with God, 430 
Heavenly aspirations and joys, 431 to 433. The saint's rest, 
434. 

X. Life, D^ath and Futurity. 

Redeeming time, 435. Journey of life, 436 to 439. Un- 
certainty of life, 440. Heaven and earth, 441. Our life in 
ie charge of God, 442. Following the pious dead, 443, 
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INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



Frailty and vanity of mortal life, 444 to 450. Death a bles- 
sing to the righteous, 451. Triumphing over death, 452 to 
454. Support in affliction and death, 455 to 458. God the 
everlasting light, 459. The young cut off like flowers, 460. 
Comfort on the death of friends. 461, 462. The pious dead 
are blessed, 463 to 466. Looking homeward, 467, 468. Prep- 
aration for heaven, 469. Immortal joys, 470. Reunion of 
friends, 471. Heavenly Jerusalem, 472. Holiness and happi- 
ness of heaven, 473 to 477. Judgment and eternity, 478 to 484, 

XI. Miscellaneous. 

Early religion, 485 to 488. For Sunday schools, 489. 
Daily and nightly devotion, 490. For a blessing with food, 
491. Seasons of the year, 492 to 494. Rain, 495 to 497 
For travellers, 498. For mariners, 499 to 501. Missionaries, 
502, 503. Restoration of Israel, 504. In time of trial, 505. 
In times of distress and danger, 506. In times of scarcity, 
507. Comfort in sickness and death, 508. Formation and 
dignity of man, 509, 510. Old age anticipated, 511. Mem- 
ory of the past, 512. At parting, 513, 514. Death cf an in- 
fant, 515. The Saints in glory, 516. 

XII. Occasional. 

Hymns for communion, 517 to 523. Baptismal hymns, 
524 to 526. On leaving an ancient church, 527. On laying 
the foundation stone of a church, 528. Dedication hymns, 
529 to 533. Ordination hymns, 534, 535. For a meeting of 
ministers, 536. For i charitable occasion, 537. Hymns for 
a new year, 538 to 546. For the opening or closing year, 
542, 546. Close cf the year, 547. Autumn warnings, 548. 
Thanks for the harvest, 549. For return of health, 550. 
Thanksgiving for ns ional prosperity, 551. For national 
p^aze, 552. In tLnt of war, 553, 554. Remembrance of 
our fathers, 555. Public humiliation, 556. For Saturday 
evening, 557. Deatn of ministers, 558, 559. Funeral 
hymn, 560. 



XIII. Doxologies. XIV. Anthems 



INDEX OF PSALMS, 



Hymn. 

292 

275 

41 

93 

. ' . . 130, 175 

...... 293, 294, 295 

94, 166 

C 36, 96, 132, 183 
I 184, 185, 352 
C 156, 157, 158, 159 
I 180, 161, 162, 163 

296, 297 

120 

142 

550 

363, 369 

324 

126, 400 

135, 180 

276, 430 

455 

437, 433 

340 

402, 403 

553 

259, 552 

265 

354, 355 

398 

186 

118 

422 

390 

38, 389, 392 

4, 495, 496, 540 

263 

222 

386, 387, 399 

264 

90 

7, 8, 9, 10 

426 

60 



Psalm. Hymn. 

89 97, 131, 221, 258 

Q0 C 101, 169, 444, 445 

yu •••• ) 446,447,541 

91 50, 442 

92 24 

93 104, 105 

95 2, 14 

96 223 

98 210 

99 12S 

100 1 

102 102 

10 o (112,113,114 

1 * (115, 116, 117 

104 61 

106 62 

111 63, 111, 134 

112 137, 289, 333 

116 149. 427, 428 

117 6-1,65,66 

118 25 

liq C 188, 139, 190, 191 

ny .... j 192? 290,371,394 

121 ,. 173, 174 

122 11 

125 178 

126 457 

127 153, 154, 155 

130 208, 365 

131 33C, 336 

132 17 

133 313, 314. 315 

134 490 

136 67, 68, 140, 141 

133 69 

i qq C 106, 107, 108 
L6J I 109, 110 
141 4S 

145 92, 124, 125 

146 70, 123 

147 37, 494 

148 71, 72, 73 ^4 

150 75 



TABLE OF METRES. 



CM Common Metre 

L. M Long Metre. 

S. M Short Metre. 

H. M Hallelujah Metre. 

P. M Particular Metre. 

C. P. M Common Particular Metre. 

L. M. 6 1 Long Metre Six Lines. 

7s M Seven Syllable Metre. 

7s M. 6 1 Seven Syllable Metre Six Lines. 

6s M Six Syllable Metre. 

10s M Ten Syllable Metre. 

lis M Eleven Syllable Metre 

8 & 7s M Eight & Seven Syllable Metre. 

7 & b's M Seven & Six Syllable Metre. 

10 & lis M Ten & Eleven Syllable Metre. 

8 7 & is M Eight, Seven & Four Syllable Metre. 



PSALMS AND HYMNS, 



INTRODUCTION AND CLOSE OF WORSHIP. 



1. L. M. Watts. 
Praise to our Creator. Ps. 100. 

1 Before Jehovah's awful throne, 
Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; 
Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
He can create and he destroy. 

2 His sovereign power, without our aid, 
Made us of clay, and formed us men ; 
And when like wandering sheep we strayed 
He brought us to his fold again. 

3 We are his people, we his care, 
Our souls and all our mortal frame : 
What lasting honours shall we rear, 
Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 

4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs , 
High as the heavens our voices raise ; 
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 

5 Wide as the world is thy command, 
Vast as eternity thy love, 

Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, 
When rolling years shall cease to move. 
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2. S. M. Watts. 

Call to Worship. Ps. 95. 

J Come, sound his praise abroad. 

And hymns of glory sing ; 
Jehovah is the sovereign God, 

The universal King. 

2 He formed the deeps unknown 
He gave the seas their bound ; 

The watery worlds are all his own, 
And all the solid ground. 

3 Come, worship at his throne, 
Corne, bow before the Lord : 

We are his works, and not our own, 
He formed us by his word. 

4 To-day attend his voice, 
Nor dare provoke his rod ; 

Come, like the people of his choice 
And own your gracious God. 

a s. M. E. Taylor. 

Invitation to the House of God. 

1 Come to the house of prayer, 
O thou afflicted, come ; 

The God of peace shall meet thee there 
He makes that house his home 

2 Come to the house of praise, 
Ye who are happy now ; 

In sweet accord your voices raise, 
In kindred homage bow. 



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3 Ye aged, hither come, 
For ye have felt his love ; 

Soon shall your trembling tongues be dumb, 
Your lips forget to move. 

4 Ye young, before his throne, 
Come, bow ; your voices raise ; 

Let not your hearts his praise disown, 
Who gives the power to praise. 

5 Thou, whose benignant eye 
In mercy looks on all ; 

Who see'st the tear of miseiy, 
And hear'st the mourner's call ; 

6 Up to thy dwelling-place 
Bear our frail spirits on, 

Till they outstrip time's tardy pace, 
And heaven on earth be won. 

4. L. M. Tate & Brady. 
Public Worship. Ps. 65. 

1 For thee, O God, our constant praise 
In Zion waits, thy chosen seat ; 

Our promised altars there w^e'll raise, 
And all our zealous vows complete. 

2 O thou, who to my humble prayer 
Didst always bend thy listening ear, 
To thee shall all mankind repair, 
And at thy gracious throne appear. 

3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain 
To stop thy flowing mercy try ; 
While thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain, 
And washest out the crimson die. 



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4 Blest is the man, who, near thee placed, 
Within thy sacred dwelling lives ; 
While we, at humble distance taste 
The vast delights thy worship gives. 



5. 8 & 7S. M. J. Taylor. 

Surrounding the Mercy Seat. 

1 Far from mortal cares retreating, 

Sordid hopes and fond desires, 
Here, our willing footsteps meeting. 

Every heart to heaven aspires. 
From the Fount of glory beaming, 

Light celestial cheers our eyes ; 
Mercy from above proclaiming 

Peace and pardon from the skies. 

2 Who may share this great salvation ?— 

Every pure and humble mind ; 
Every kindred, tongue and nation, 

From the dross of guilt refined : 
Blessings all around bestowing, 

God withholds his care from none ; 
Grace and mercy ever flowing 

From the fountain of his throne. 

3 Every stain of guilt abhorring, 

Firm and bold in virtue's cause, 
Still thy providence adoring, 

Faithful subjects to thy laws, 
Lord ! with favor still attend us, 

Bless us with thy wondrous love ; 
Thou, our sun and shield, defend us 

All our hope is from above. 



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6. H. M. DoDDRIDGF. 

Gentiles brought into the Temple. 

1 Great Father of mankind, 
We bless that wondrous grace, 
Which could for Gentiles find 
Within thy courts a place. 

How kind the care 
Our God displays 
For us to raise 
A house of prayer ! 

2 Though once estranged far, 
We now approach the Throne , 
For Jesus brings us near 

And makes our cause his own. 
Strangers no more, 
To thee we come, 
And find our home, 
And rest secure. 

3 To thee ourselves we join, 
And love thy sacred name ; 
No more our own but thine, 
We triumph in thy ckim. 

Our Father-King, 
Thy covenant-grace 
Our souls embrace, 
Thy titles sing, 

4 Here in thy house we feast 
On dainties all divine ; 

And while such sweets we taste, 
With joy our faces shine ; 



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Incense shall rise 
From flames of love, 
And God approve 
The sacrifice 

5 May all the nations throng 
To worship in thy house ; 
A id thou attend the song, 
And smile upon their vows ; 

Indulgent still, 

Till earth conspire, 

To ; ,oin the choir, 

On'Zion's hill. 

7. L. M. Mrs. c'teele, 
Pleasure and Advantage of divine Worship. Ps 

1 Happy the men, whom strength divine 
With ardent love and zeal inspires ! 
Whose steps to thy blest way incline, 
With willing hearts and warm desires. 

2 Still they pursue the painful road ; 
Increasing strength surmounts their fear , 
Till all at length, before their God, 

In Zion's glorious courts appear. 

3 God is a sun ; our brightest day 
From his ^^Wng presence flows : 
God is a shieia, through all the way. 
To guard us from surrounding foes. 

4 He pours his kindest blessings down, 
Profusely down, on souls sincere ; 
And grace shall guide, and glory crown 
The happy favorites of his care. 



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5 O Lord of hosts, thoa God of grace ! 
How blest, divinely blest, is he, 
Who trusts thy love and seeks thy face. 
And fixes all his hopes on thee. 



8. L. M. Watts, 
The Pleasure of public Worship. Ps. 84. 

1 How pleasant, how divinely fair, 

O Lord of Hosts, thy dwellings are ! 
With long desire my spirit faints 
To meet uY assemblies of thy saints. 

2 Blest are the saints who sit on high, 
Around thy throne of majesty ; 
Thy brightest glories shine above, 
And all their work is praise and love. 

3 Blest are the souls that find a place 
Within the temple of thy grace ; 
There they behold thy gentler rays, 
And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 

4 Blest are the men whose hearts are set 
To find the way to Zion's gate ; 

God is then* strength ; and through the road 
They lean upon their helper God. 

5 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 
Till all shall meet in heaven at length ; 
Till all before thy face appear, 

And join in nobler worship there. 



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9. H. M. Watts. 

Longing for the House of God. Ps. 84 

1 Lord of the worlds above, 
How pleasant and how fair 
The dwellings of thy love. 
Thine earthly temples are ! 

To thine abode 
My heart aspir°s, 
With warm desires 
To see my God. 

2 The sparrow for her young 
With pleasure seeks a nest, 
And wandering swallows long 
To find their wonted rest : 

My spirit faints, 
With equal zeal 
To rise and dwell 
Among dry saints. 

3 O happy souls that pray 
Where God appoints to hear ! 
O happy men that pay 
Their constant service there ! 

They praise thee still ; 
And happy they 
That love the way 
To Zion's hiU ! 

4 They go from strength to strength ? 
Through this dark vale of tears, 
Till each arrives at length, 

Till each in heaven appears : 



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O glorious seat, 
When God our King 
Shall thither bring 
Our willing feet ! 

5 The Lord his people loves ; 
His hand no good withholds 
From those his heart \ proves, 
From pure and pious souls : 

Thrice happy he. 

O God of Hosts, 

Whose spirit trusts 

Alone in thee ! 



10. c. M. Watts. 

God present in his Churches. Ps. 84. 

1 My soul, how lovely is the place 

To which thy God resorts ! 
Tis heaven to see his smiling face. 
Though in his earthly courts. 

2 There the great Monarch of the skies 

His saving power displays ; 
And light breaks in upon our eyes, 
With kind and quickening rays 

3 There, mighty God, thy words declare 

The secrets of thy will ; 
And still we seek thy mercy there, 
And sing thy praises still. 

4 My heart and flesh cry out for thee. 

While far from thine abode : 
When shall I tread thy courts, and see 
My Saviour and ray God. 
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Could I command the spacious land. 
And the more boundless sea, 

For one blest hour at thy right hand 
F d give them both away. 



11. CM. Watts. 

Going to Church. Ps. 122. 

How did my heart rejoice to hear 

My friends devoutly say, 
6 In Zion let us all appear. 

And keep the solemn day !' 

I love her gates, I love the road ; 

The church, adorned with grace, 
Stands like a palace, built for God, 

To show his milder face. 

Up to her courts, with joys unknown, 

The holy tribes repair ; 
The Son of David holds his throne, 

And sits in judgment there. 

Peace be within this sacred place, 

And joy a constant guest : 
With holy gifts, and heavenly grace, 

Be her attendants blest. 

My soul shall pray for Zion still, 
While life or breath remains ; 

There my best friends, my kindred dwell. 
There God my Saviour reigns. 



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12. L. M. Salisbury Col. 
The House of God. 

1 Lo, God is here ! let us adore, 
And humbly bow before his face : 
Let all within us feel his power, 
Let all within us seek his grace. 

2 Lo, God is here ! him day and night 
United choirs of angels sing : 

To him, enthroned above all height, 
Heaven's host their noblest homage br iig, 

3 Being of beings ! may our praise 
Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill - 
Still may we stand before thy face, 
Still hear and do thy sovereign will. 

13. ?S M. J. Taylor. 

Engagedness in Devotion, 

1 Lord, before thy presence come, 
Bow we down with holy fear ; 
Call our erring footsteps home, 
Let us feel that thou art near. 

2 Wandering thoughts and languid powers 
Come not where devotion kneels , 

Let the soul expand her stores, 
Glowing with the joy she feels. 

3 At the portals of thine house, 
We resign our earth-born cares : 
Nobler thoughts our souls engross, 
Songs of praise and fervent prayers 



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14. L. M. Tate & Brady. 
Public Worship. Ps. 95. 

1 O come, loud anthems let us sing, 
Loud thanks to our almighty King ; 
For we our voices high should raise, 
When our salvation's rock we praise. 

2 Lito his presence let us haste, 

To thank him for his favours past ; 
To him address, in joyful songs, 
The praise that to his name belongs. 

3 The depths of earth are in his hand, 
Her secret wealth at his command ; 

Thf strength of kills, that threat the skies, 
Su jected to his empire lies. 

4 Tl > rolling ocean's vast abyss 

B} the same sovereign right is his ; 
J T is moved by his almighty hand* 
That formed and fixed the solid land 

5 O let us to his courts repair, 
And bow with adoration there ; 
Down on our knees devoutly all 
Before the Lord our Maker fall. 

15. c. M 

God may be worshipped in every Place. 

1 The heaven of heavens cannot contain 
The universal Lord ; 
Yet he in humble hearts will deign 
To dwell and be adored. 



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2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice 

Of fervent praise and prayer, 
Or on the earth, or in the skies, 
The God of heaven is there. 

3 His presence is diffused abroad 

Through realms, through worlds unknown 
Who seek the mercies of our God 
Are ever near his throne. 



16. c. M. Bowring. 

Pure Worship, 

1 The offerings to thy throne which rise ? 

Of mingled praise and prayer, 
Are but a worthless sacrifice 
Unless the heart is there. 

2 Upon thine all discerning ear 

Let no vain words intrude ; ~\ . 

No tribute, but the vow sincere, 
The tribute of the good. 

3 My offerings will indeed be blest, 

If sanctified by thee ; 
If thy pure Spirit touch my breast 
With its own purity. 

4 O may that Spirit warm my heart 

To piety and love, 
And to life's lowly vale impart 
Some rays from heaven above. 
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IT. C. M. Watts. 

Privilege of Christian Worship. Ps. 132. 

1 The Lord in Zion placed his name, 

His ark was settled there : 
To /lion the whole nation came 
To worship thrice a year. 

2 But we have no such lengths to go, 

Nor wander far abroad ; 
Where'er thy saints assemble now, 
There is a house for God. 

3 Here, Mighty God ! accept our vows, 

Here let thy praise be spread ; 
Bless the provisions of thy fiouoe, 
And fill thy poor with bread. 

4 Here let the son of David reign ; 

Let God's Anointed shine ; 
Justice and truth his court maintain, 
With love and power divine. 

5 Here let him hold a lasting throne, 

And, as his kingdom grows, 
Fresh honours shall adorn his crown, 
And shame confound his foes. 

18. 7s M. 

Humble Worship. 

1 When before thy throne we kneel, 
Filled with awe and holy fear, 
Teach us, O our God, to feel, 
Ail thy sacred presence near. 



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2 Check each proud and wandering thou 
When on thy great name we call ; 
Man is nought, is less than nought ; 
Thou, our God, art all in all. 

3 Weak, imperfect creatures, we 
In this vale of darkness dwell ; 
Yet presume to look to thee 
'Midst thy light ineffable. 

4 O receive the praise that dares 
Seek thy heaven-exalted throne ; 
Bless our offerings, hear our prayers, 
Infinite and Holy One ! 



19. c. M. Browne. 

Acceptable Worship. 

Wherewith shall I approach the Lord, 
And bow before his throne ? 

Oh ! how procure his kind regard, 
And for my guilt atone ? 

2 Shall altars flame, and victims bleed, 

And spicy fumes ascend ? 
Will these my earnest wish succeed, 
And make my God my friend ? 

3 O no, my soul ! 't were fruitless all ; 

Such offerings are vain : 
No fadings from the field or stall 
His favour can obtain. 

4 To men their rights I must allow, 

And proofs of kindness give ; 
To God with humble rev'rence bow 
And to his glory live. 



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5 Hands that are clean, and hearts sincere 
He never will despise ; 
And cheerful duty he '11 prefer 
To costly sacrifice. 

20. C. M. j ERVIS . 

Homage and Devotion. 

1 With sacred joy we lift our eyes 

To those bright realms above, 
That glorious temple in the skies, 
Where dwells eternal love 

2 Before the awful throne we bow 

Of heaven's almighty king : 
Here we present the solemn vow, 
And hymns of praise we sing. 

3 Thee we adore ; and, Lord, to thee 

Our filial duty pay : 
Thy service, unconstrained and free, 
Conducts to endless dav. 

ml 

4 While in thy house of prayer we knee t 

With trust and holy fear, 
Thy mercy and thy truth reveal, 
And lend a gracious ear. 

5 With fervour teach our hearts to pray 

And tune our lips to sing ; 
Nor from thy presence cast away 
The sacrifice we bring. 



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21. L. M. Stennett. 

The Christian Sabbath Morning. 

\ Another six days work is done, 
Another Sabbath is begun ; 
Return, my soul, enjoy thy rest, 
Improve the day that God hath blessed. 

2 O that our thoughts and thanks may rise, 
As grateful incense, to the skies ; 

And draw from heaven that sweet repose 
Which none but he that feels it knows. 

3 This heavenly calm, within the breast, 
Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, 
Which for the church of God remains, 
The end of cares, the end of pains. 

4 In holy duties, let the day, 
In holy pleasures, pass away ; 

How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend. 
In hope of one that ne'er shall end ! 



22. L. M. Doddridge. 

The eternal Sabbath. 

1 Lord of the Sabbath, hear our vows, 
On this thy day, in this thy house ; 
And own, as grateful sacrifice, 

The songs which from thy churches rise. 

2 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love ; 
But there's a nobler rest above ; 

To that our longing souls aspire, 
With earnest hope and strong desire 



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3 No more fatigue, no mete distress: 
Nor sin nor death shall reach the place ; 
No groans to mingle with the songs 
Which warble from immortal tongues. 

4 No rude alarms of raging foes ; 
No cares to break the long repose ; 
No midnight shade, no clouded sun, 
But sacred, high, eternal noon. 

a O long expected day, begin ; 

Dawn on these realms of woe and sin ; 
Fain would we leave this weary road, 
And sleep in death, to rest with God. 



23. c. M. Mrs Barbauld. 

The Sabbath of the Soul. Morning, 

1 Sleep, sleep to-day, tormenting cares, 

Of earth and folly born ! 
Ye shall not dim the light that streams 
From this celestial morn. 

2 To-morrow will be time enough 

To feel your harsh control ; 
Ye shall not violate this day, 
The sabbath of my soul. 

3 Sleep, sleep for ever, guilty thoughts ! 

Let fires of vengeance die ; 
And, purged from sin, may I behold 
A God of purity ! 



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24. 



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Spirit of the Psalms. 



The day of Rest, Morning or Evening, Ps. 92. 

1 Sweet is the task, O Lord, 
Thy glorious acts to sing, 

To praise thy name, and hear thy word, 
And grateful offerings bring. 

2 Sweet at the dawning hour, 
Thy boundless love to tell ; 

And when the night-wind shuts the flower, 
Still on the theme to dwell. 

3 Sweet on this day of rest, 
To join in heart and voice, 

With those who love and serve thee best, 
And in thy name rejoice. 

4 To songs of praise and joy, 
Be every Sabbath given, 

That such may be our blest employ 
Eternally in heaven. 



For the Morning cf the Lord's Day. Ps. 118. 

1 This is the day the Lord hath made : 

O earth, rejoice and sing ; 
Let songs of triumph hail the morn, 
Hosanna to our King ! 

2 The stone the builders set at nought, 

That stone has now become 
The sure foundation, and the strength 
Of Zion's heavenly dome. 



25. c. M. 



Spirit of the Psalms. 



26. 



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3 Christ is that stone, rejected once, 

And numbered with the slain ; 
Now raised in glory, o'er his church 
Eternally to reign. 

4 This is the day the Lord hath made : 

O earth, rejoice and sing ; 
With songs of triumph hail the morn, 
Hosanna to our King ! 



26. s. M. Watts. 

Tlve Lord's Day; or, Delight in Ordinances. 

1 Welcome, sweet day of rest, 
That saw the Lord arise ; 

Welcome to this reviving breast, 
And these rejoicing eyes ! 

2 The King himself comes near, 
And feasts his saints to-day ; 

Here we may sit, and see him here, 
And love, and praise, and pray. 

3 One day amidst the place 
Where my dear Lord hath been, 

Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
Of pleasurable sin. 

4 My willing soul would stay 
In such a frame as this ; 

And sit and sing herself away 
To everlasting bliss. 



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27. 



L. M. 



Mrs Barbauld. 



The Sacr ifice of the Heart, 



1 When, as returns this solemn day, 
Man comes to meet his maker, God, 
What rites, what honours shall he pay ? 
How spread his sovereign's praise abroad ? 

2 From marble domes and gilded spires 
Shall curling clouds of incense rise ? 
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck 
The costly pomp of sacrifice ? 

3 Vain, sinful man ! creation's Lord 
Thy golden offerings w^ell may spare : 
But give thy heart, and thou shalt find 
Here dwells a God who heareth prayer. 



1 On the first Christian sabbath eve, 

When his disciples met, 
O'er his lost fellowship to grieve, 
Nor knew the scripture yet — 

2 Lo, in their midst his form was seen, 

The form in which he died; 
Their Master's marred and wounded mien, 
His hands, his feet ; his side. 

3 Then were they glad their Lord to know, 

And hailed him, yet with fear ; — 
Jesus, again thy presence show ; 



28. 



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MONTGOMEEY. 



Christ in the midst of his People. 



Meet thy disciples here. 



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4 Be in our midst ; let faith rejoice 

Our risen Lord to view, 
And make our spirits hear thy voice 
Say, 6 Peace be unto you.' 

5 And while with thee in social hours 

We commune through thy word, 
May our hearts burn, and all our powers 
Confess, ' It is the Lord. 5 

29. c. M. Montgomery. 

After Divine Service. 

1 Again our ears have heard the voice 

At which the dead shall live ; 
O may the sound our hearts rejoice. 
And strength immortal give ! 

2 And have we heard the word with joy ? 

And have we felt its power ? 
To keep it be our blest employ, 
Till life's extremest hour. 



30. C. M. Christian Psalmist. 
The Good Seed. After Sermon. 

1 Almighty God, thy word is cast 

Like seed into the ground ; 
Now let the dew of heaven descend^ 
And righteous fruits abound. 

2 Let not the foe of Christ and man 

This holy seed remove ; 
But give it root in every heart, 
To bring forth fruits of love. 



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31,32. 



3 Let not the world's deceitful cares 

The rising plant destroy ; 
But let it yield, a hundred fold, 
The fruits of peace and joy. 

4 Nor let thy word, so kindly sent 

To raise us to thy throne, 
Return to thee, and sadly tell 
That we reject thy Son. 

5 Oft as the precious seed is sown, 

Thy quickening grace bestow ; 
That all whose souls the truth receive, 
Its saving power may know. 

31. 8 & 7s M. Calami. 

Before or after Sermon. 

1 Lord of nature., source of light, 

In pity view thy world below ; 
Guide our erring footsteps right, 

Through these scenes of guilt and wo. 

2 Grant thy Spirit ! By thy kindness 

Let our errors be forgiven ; 
Heal our sins ; dispel our blindness ; 
Then, conduct us safe to heaven 

32. 7s M. COWPER 

Hymn of Benediction. 

1 Now may he who from the dead 
Brought the shepherd of the sheep, 
Jesus Christ, our king and head, 
All our souls in safety keep. 



33, 34. 



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2 May he teach us to fulfil 
What is pleasing in Ins sight ; 
Perfect us in all his will, 
And preserve us day and night. 

33. 8 & 7s M. Anonymous. 

Hymn of Dismission. 

1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, 

Hope and comfort from above ; 
Let us each, thy peace possessing, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 

2 Thanks we give, and adoration, 

For thy gospel's joyful sound ; 
May the fruits of thy salvation 
In our hearts and lives abound. 

34. 8 & 7s M. J. Newton. 

Benediction. 

1 May the grace of Christ our Saviour, 

And the Father's boundless love, 
With the holy Spirit's favour, 
Rest upon us from above. 

2 Thus may we abide in union 

With each other and the Lord, 
And possess, in sweet communion, 
Joys which earth cannot afford. 



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MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS. 



35. L. M. Bp. Kenn. 

Morning. 

1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun 
Thy daily stage of duty run ; 
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise 
To pay thy morning sacrifice. 

2 Thy precious time mispent, redeem ; 
Each present day, thy last esteem ; 
Improve thy talent with due care ; 
For the great day thyself prepare. 

3 In conversation be sincere ; 

Keep conscience, as the noontide, clear ; 
Think how the all-seeing God, thy ways 
And all thy secret thoughts surveys. 

4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew ; 
Scatter my sins like morning dew ; 
Guard my first springs of thought anH will, 
And with thyself my spirit fill. 

5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
All I design, or do, or say ; 

That all my powers, with all their might, 
in thy sole glory may unite. 
5* 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



36. S. M. Watts 

Excellence of God's Word. Morning. Ps 

1 Behold the morning sun 
Begins his glorious way ! 

His beams through all the nations run, 
And life and light convey. 

2 But where the gospel comes, 
It spreads diviner light ; 

It calls dead sinners from their tombs, 
And gives the blind their sight. 

3 How perfect is thy word ! 
And all thy judgments just ! 

Forever sure thy promise, Lord, 
And men securely trust. 

4 My gracious God, how plain 
Are thy directions given ! 

O may I never read in vain, 
But find the path to heaven. 

5 I hear thy word with love, 
And I would fain obey ; 

Send thy good Spirit from above, 
To guide me, lest I stray. 

6 While with my heart and tongue 
I spread thy praise abroad, 

Accept the worship and the son^, 
My Saviour and my God . 



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37,33 



87. C. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

Goodness of God. Morning. Ps. 147. 

1 Delightful is the task to sing, 

On each returning day, 
The praises of our heavenly King, 
And grateful homage pay. 

2 The countless worlds, which, bathed in light, 

Through fields of azure move, 
Proclaim his wisdom and his might, 
But O, how great his love ! 

3 He deigns each broken, contrite heart 

With tender care to bind ; 
And comfort, hope and grace impart 
To heal the wounded mind. 

4 AD creatures with instinctive cry, 

From God implore their food ; 
His bounty grants a rich supply, 
And fills the earth with good. 

5 Delightful is the task, O Lord ! 

With each returning day 
Thy countless mercies to record, 
And grateful homage pay. 



38. c. M. Watts. 

Seeking God. Morning. Pa. 64. 

Early, my God, without delay, 

I haste to seek thy face 
My thirsty spirit faints away. 

Without thy cheering grace.- 



39. 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, 

Beneath a burning sky, 
Long for a cooling stream at hand, 
And they must drink or die. 

3 Not life itself, with all its joys, 

Can my best passions move, 
Or raise so high my cheerful voice, 
As thy forgiving love. 

4 Thus till my last expiring day, 

I'll bless my God and King ; 
Thus will I lift my hands to pray, 
And tune my lips to sing. 

39. L. M. Watts. 

Morning Hymn. 

1 God of the morning, at whose voice 
The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, 
And like a giant doth rejoice 

To run his journey through the skies ; 

2 Oh, like the sun may I fulfil 
The appointed duties of the day ; 
With ready mind and active will 
March on, and keep my heavenly way. 

3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, 
Enlightening our beclouded eyes ; 

Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure ; 
Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 

4 Give me thy counsel for my guide, 
And then receive me to thy bliss ; 
All my desires and hopes beside 

Are faint and cold, compared with this 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



40, 41 



40. L. M. Hawkes worth. 
Morning Hymn, 

1 In sleep's serene oblivion laid, 
I safely passed the silent night : 
Again I see the breaking shade, 
I drink again the morning light. 

2 New-born, I bless the waking hour ; 
Once more, with awe, rejoice to be ; 
My conscious soul resumes her power, 
And springs, my guardian God ! to thee. 

3 O guide me through the various maze 
My doubtful feet are doomed to tread ; 
And spread thy shield's protecting blaze 
Where dangers press around my head. 

4 A deeper shade shall soon impend, 
A deeper sleep my eyes oppress ; 
Yet then thy strength shall still defend, 
Thy goodness still delight to bless. 

5 That deeper shade shall break away, 
That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes : 
Thy light shall give eternal day ; 

Thy love, the rapture of the skies. 



41. CM. Watts. 

Morning Psalm. Ps. 5. 

1 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear 
My voice ascending high : 
To thee will I direct my prayer, 
To thee lift up mine eye. 



42, 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



2 Thou art a God, before wnose sight 

The wicked shall not stand : 
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight, 
Nor dwell at thy right hand. 

3 But to thy house will I resort, 

To taste thy mercies there ; 
I will frequent thine holy court, 
And worship in thy fear. 

4 O may thy Spirit guide my feet 

In ways of righteousness ! 
Make every path of duty straight 
And plain before my face. 

5 The men, who love and fear thy name, 

Shall see their hopes fulfilled ; 
The mighty God will compass them 
With favour as a shield. 



42. C. M. Mrs Steele. 

Morning Hymn. 

1 Lord of my life ! O may thy praise 

Employ my noblest powers, 
Whose goodness lengthens out my days, 
And fills the circling hours ! 

2 Preserved by thy almighty arm, 

I pass the shades of night, 
Serene, and safe from every harm, 
And see returning light. 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



43 



3 When sleep, death's semblance, o'er me spread 

And I unconscious lay, 
Thy watchful care was round my bed, 
To guard my feeble clay. 

4 O let the same almighty care 

My waking hours attend ; 
From every danger, every snare, 
My heedless steps defend. 

5 Smile on my minutes as they roll, 

And guide my future days ; 
And let thy goodness fill my soul 
With gratitude and praise. 

43. 7s M. Episcopal Coi*. 
Morning Hymn. 

1 Now the shades of night are gone ; 
Now the morning light is come ; 
Lord, may we be thine today, 
Drive the shades of sin away. 

2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, 
Banish doubt, and clear our sight; 
In thy service, Lord, today, 

May we stand, and w T atch and pray. 

3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; 
Save us from our foes around ; 
Going out and coming in, 

Keep us safe from every sin. 

4 When our work of life is past, 
O receive us then at last ; 
Night and sin will be no more, 
W 7 hen we reach the heavenly shore. 



44, 45 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



44. C. M. Gentleman's Magazine. 
Morning Hymn. 

1 On thee, each morning, O my God, 

My waking thoughts attend ; 
In thee are founded all my hopes, 
In thee my wishes end. 

2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, 

Thy boundless love surveys ; 
And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares 
A sacrifice of praise. 

3 God leads me through the maze of sleep, 

And brings me safe to light ; 
And, with the same paternal care, 
Conducts my steps till night. 

4 When evening slumbers press my eyes 

With his protection blest, 
In peace and safety I commit 
My wearied limbs to rest. 

5 My spirit, in his hand secure, 

Fears no approaching ill ; 
For, whether waking or asleep, 
Thou, Lord, art with me still* 

45. c. M. Montgomery. 

Acknowledging God's Hand. Morning 

1 What secret hand, at morning light, 
Softly unseals mine eye, 
Draws back the curtain of the night, 
And opens earth and sky ? 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



46 



2 'T is thine, my God — the same that kept 

My resting hours from harm ; 
No ill came nigh me, for I slept 
Beneath the Almighty's arm. 

3 5 T is thine — my daily bread that brings, 

Like manna scattered round, 
And clothes me, as the lily springs 
In beauty from the ground. 

4 In death's dark valley though I strav 

5 T would there my steps attend, 
Guide with the staff my lonely way. 
And with the rod defend. 

5 May that sure hand uphold me still 

Through life's uncertain race, 
To bring me to thine holy hill, 
And to thy dwelling-place. 

46. L. M. 61. Christian Psalmist 

Morning or Evening. 

1 As every day, thy mercy spares 
Will bring its trials or its cares, 
O Father, till my life shall end, 
Be thcu my counsellor and friend ; 
Teach me thy statutes all divine, 
And let thy will be always mine. 

2 When each day's scenes and labours close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 

With pardoning mercy, richly blest, 
Guard me;, my Father, while I rest : 
And as each morning sun shall rise. 
O lead me onward to the skies ! 
6 



47 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



3 And at my life's last setting sun, 
My conflicts o'er, my labours done — 
Father, thine heavenly radiance shed 
To cheer and bless my dying bed ; 
And from death's gloom my spirit raise, 
To see thy face, and sing thy praise. 

47. 7s M. BOWRING. 
All from God. Morning or Evening. 

1 Father ! thy paternal care 

Has my guardian been, my guide ! 
Every hallowed wish and prayer 
Has thy hand of love supplied ; 
Thine is every thought of bliss, 
Left by hours and days gone by ; 
Every hope thy offspring is, 
Beaming from futurity. 

2 Every sun of splendid ray ; 
Every moon that shines serene ; 
Every morn that welcomes day ; 
Every evening's twilight scene ; 
Every hour which wisdom brings ; 
Every incense at thy shrine ; 
These — and all life's holiest things, 
And its fairest, — all are thine. 

3 And for all, my hymns shall rise 
Daily to thy gracious throne : 
Thither let my asking eyes 
Turn unwearied — righteous One ! 
Through life's strange vicissitude 
There reposing all my care. 
Trusting still, through ill and good, 
Fixed and cheered and counselled there* 



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48, 49. 



48. L. M. Watts. 

Watchfulness and Brotherly Reproof. Morning or Evening 
Ps. 141. 

1 My God, accept my early vows, 
Like morning incense in thy house ; 
And let my nightly worship rise, 
Sweet as the evening sacrifice. 

2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, 
From every rash and heedless word ; 

Nor let my feet incline to tread 
The guilty path where sinners lead. 

3 O may the righteous, when I stray, 
Smite and reprove my wandering way ! 
Their gentle words, like ointment, shed, 
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 

4 When I behold them pressed with grief, 
I'll cry to Heaven for their relief; 
And by my warm petitions prove 
How much I prize their faithful love. 

49. L. M. Watts. 

Morning or Evening Song. 

1 My God, how endless is thy love ! 
Thy gifts are every evening new ; 
And morning mercies, from above, 
Gently distil like early dew. 

2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, 
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; 
Thy sovereign word restores the light, 
And quickens all my drowsy powers. 



50, 61. 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



3 I yield my powers to thy command ; 
To thee I consecrate my days ; 
Perpetual blessings from thine hand 
Demand perpetual songs of praise. 

50. 7s M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

Safety in God. Morning or Evening. Ps. 91. 

1 They who on the Lord rely, 
Safely dwell though danger's nigh ; 
Lo, his sheltering wings are spread 
O'er each faithful servant's head. 

2 Vain temptation's wily snare ; 
Christians are Jehovah's care : 
Harmless flies the shaft by day, 
Or in darkness wings its way. 

3 When they wake, or when they sleep, 
Angel guards their vigils keep ; 
Death and danger may be near, 
Faith and love have nought to fear. 

51. L. M. Bp. Kenn. 

Evening Hymn. 

1 Glory to thee, my God, this night, 
For all the blessings of the light : 
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, 
Under thy own almighty wings. 

2 Forgive me, Lord, through thy dear Son, 
The ill that I this day have done ; 

That with the w r orld, myself and thee, 
1, ere I sleep, at peace maybe. 



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52, 53. 



3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 
The grave as little as my bed ; 

To die, that this vile body may 
Rise glorious at the awful day. 

4 O may my soul on thee repose, 

And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close ; 
Sleep that may me more vigorous make, 
To serve my God when I awake. 

5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise him all creatures here below ; 
Praise him above, ye heavenly choir ; 
Sing praise to heaven's eternal Sire. 

52. P. M. Bp. Heber. 

Evening Aspiration. 

God that madest earth and heaven, 

Darkness and light ! 
Who the day for toil hast given, 

For rest the night ! 
May thine angel guards defend us, 
Slumber sweet thy mercy send us, 
Holy dreams and hopes attend us, 

This livelong night ! 



53. c. M. Anonymous. 

Evening Hymn. 

1 Indulgent God, whose bounteous care 
O'er all thy works is shown, 
O let my grateful praise and prayer 
Ascend before thy throne ! 
6* 



54. 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



2 What mercies has this day bestowed ! 

How largely hast thou blest ! 
My cup with plenty overflowed, 
With cheerfulness my breast. 

3 Now may sweet slumbers close my eyes, 

From pain and sickness free ; 
And let my waking thoughts arise 
To meditate on thee. 

4 So bless each future day and night, 

Till life's fond scene is o'er ; 
At length, to realms of endless light 
Enraptured let me soar. 

54. c. M. Moravian 

Evening Hymn, 

1 In mercy, Lord, remember me, 

This instant passing night, 
And grant to me most graciously 
The safeguard of thy might. 

2 With cheerful heart I close my eyes, 

Since thou wilt not remove ; 
O in the morning let me rise, 
Rejoicing in thy love. 

3 Or if this night should prove the last, 

And end my transient days, 
Lord, take me to thy promised rest, 
Where I may sing thy praise. 

4 Thus I am sure to live or die 

To thee, the God of love ; 
In life and death I do rely 
On thee who reign'st above. 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



55. 7s M. Doddridge. 

Evening Hymn. 

1 Interval of grateful shade, 
W elcome to my weary head ! 
Welcome, slumbers to mine eyes, 
Tired with glaring vanities ! 

2 My great Master still allows 
Needful periods of repose : 
By my heavenly Father blest, 
Thus I give my powers to rest. 

3 Heavenly Father ! gracious nam<3 ! 
Night and day his love the same ! 
Far be each suspicious thought, 
Every anxious care forgot ! 

4 Thou, my ever-bounteous God, 
Crown'st my days with various \ pod 
Thy kind eye, which cannot sle? p, 
My defenceless hours shall keep . 

5 What if death my sleep invade ? 
Should I be of death afraid ? 
While encircled by thine arm, 
Death may strike, but cannot harm. 

6 With thy heavenly presence blest, 
Death is life, and labour rest : 
Welcome, sleep or death to me, 
Still secure, — for still with thee ! 



56. MORNING AND EVENING. 

56. S. M. Doddridge. 

Evening Admonition. 

1 The swift-declining day, 

How fast its moments fly ! 
While evening's broad and gloomy shade 
Gains on the western sky. 

2 Ye mortals ! mark its pace ; 

And use the hours of light ; 
And know, your Maker can command 
An instantaneous night. 

3 His word blots out the sun 

In its meridian blaze, 
And cuts from smiling vigorous youth 
The remnant of its days. 

4 On the dark mountain's brow 

Your feet shall quickly slide ; 
And from its airy summit dash 
Your momentary pride. 

5 Give glory to the Lord, 

Who rules the rolling sphere ; 
Submissive at his footstool bow, 
And seek salvation there. 

6 Then shall new lustre break, 

Through horror's darkest gloom 
And lead you to unchanging light 
In a celestial home. 



MORNING AND EVENING. 



57. C. M. 

Nature's Evening Hymn. 

The heavenly spheres to thee, O GocL 

Attune their evening hymn : 
All wise, all holy, thou art praised 

In song of seraphim ! 
Unnumbered systems, suns and worlds 

Unite to worship thee 5 
While thy majestic greatness fills 

Space, time, eternity. 

2 Nature, — a temple worthy thee, 

That beams with light and love ; 
Whose flowers so sweetly bloom below, 

Whose stars rejoice above, 
Whose altars are the mountain cliffs 

That rise along the shore ; 
Whose anthems, the sublime accord 

Of storm and ocean roar ; 

3 Her song of gratitude is sung 

By spring's awakening hours 
Her summer offers at thy shrine 

Its earliest, loveliest flowers ; 
Her autumn brings its ripened fruits, 

In glorious luxury given ; 
While winter's silver heights reflect 

Thy brightness back to heaven, 

4 On all thou smil'st ; and what is man 

Before thy presence, God ? 
A breath but yesterday inspired, 
Tomorrow but a clod. 



58. MORNING AND EVENING* 

That clod shall mingle in the vale, 
But, kindled, Lord, by thee, 

The spirit to thy arms shall spring, 
To life, to liberty. 

58. L. M. Watts. 

Evening Hymn. 

1 Thus far the Lord has led me on, 
Thus far his power prolongs my days ! 
And every evening shall make known 
Some fresh memorial of his grace. 

2 Much of my time has run to waste, 
And I, perhaps, am near my home ; 
But he forgives my follies past, 

He gives me strength for days to come. 

3 I lay my body down to sleep ; 
Peace is the pillow for my head : 
While well appointed angels keep 
Their watchful stations round my bed. 

4 Faith in his name forbids my fear : 
O may thy presence ne'er depart ! 
And in the morning make me hear 
Thy love and kindness in my heart. 

5 Thus when the night of death shall con 
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, 
And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
With sweet salvation in the sound. 



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59. P. M. Anonymous. 

Solemn Invocation. 

1 Come, thou Almighty King ! 
Help us thy name to sing ; 

Help us to praise ! 
Father all glorious, 
O'er ail victorious. 
Come and reign over us, 

Ancient of days ! 

2 Come, thou all gracious Lord ! 
By heaven and earth adored, 

Our prayer attend ! 
Come, and thy children bless ; 
Give thy good word success; 
Make thine own holiness 

On us descend ! 

3 Never from us depart ; 
Rule thou in every heart, 

Hence, evermore ! 
Thy sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, 
And to eternity 

Love and adore. 



60, 6L PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



60. L. M. bbowne. 

Praise to the only true God. Ps. 86. 

1 Eternal God, almighty cause 

Of earth and seas and worlds unknown ; 
All things are subject to thy laws ; 
All things depend on thee alone. 

2 Thy glorious being singly stands, 
( )f all within itself possessed : 

( Controlled by none are thy commands ; 
Thou in thyself alone art blessed. 

3 Worship to thee alone belongs ; 
Worship to thee alone we give ; 

Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs, 
And to thy glory may we live. 

4 Lord, spread thy name through heathen lands 
' Their idol deities dethrone ; 

Subdue the world to thy commands, 
And reign, as thou art, God alone. 

61. 10 & lis M. Spirit of the Psalms 

Adoring Praise. Ps. 104. 

1 Oh praise ye the Lord, his greatness proclaim ; 
Jehovah, our God, how awful thy name ! 

How vast is thy power, thy glory how great ; 
Lo, myriads of spirits thy mandates await ! 

2 Thy canopy 's heaven, in splendor so bright ; 
Thy chariot the clouds., thy garment the light : 

The works of creation thy bidding perform ; 
Thou ridest the whirlwind, directest the storm. 



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62. 



3 What wisdom is shown, what power displayed 
In all that thy hand hath fashioned and made 1 

The earth full of riches, in beauty complete ; 
The fathomless ocean, with wonders replete. 

4 O thou, our great God, Redeemer and King, 
With hearts full of love, to thee will we sing ; 

To life's latest moment our voices we '11 raise, 
And join the full chorus of blessing and praise. 

C2. L. M. Tate & Brady 

Thanksgiving and Holiness. Ps. 106. 

L O Render thanks to God above, 
The fountain of eternal love ; 
Whose mercy firm through ages past 
Has stood, and shall forever last. 

2 Who can his mighty deeds express ; 
Not only vast, but numberless ? 
What mortal eloquence can raise 
His tribute of immortal praise ? 

3 Happy are they, and only they, 
Who from thy judgments never stray ; 
Who know what 's right ; nor only so, 
But always practise what they know. 

4 Extend to me that favour, Lord, 
Thou to thy chosen dost afford : 
When thou return'st to set them free, 
Let thy salvation visit me. 

5 O may I worthy prove to see 
Thy saints in full prosperity ; 
That I the joyful choir may join, 
And count thv people's triumph mine, 

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63, 64, PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



63. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

Praise to God for Jiis wonderful Works. Ps. 111. 

1 Praise ye the Lord ; our God to praise 
My soul her utmost powers shall raise : 
With private friends, and in the throng 
Of saint? , his praise shall be my song. 

2 His works, for greatness, though renowned 
His wondrous works with ease are found 
By those who seek for them aright, 

And in the pious search delight. 

3 His works are all of matchless fame, 
And universal glory claim ; 
His truth, confirmed through ages past, 
Shall to eternal ages last. 

By precept he has us enjoined, 
To keep his wondrous works in mind ; 
And to posterity record, 
That good and gracious is our Lord. 

64. 7s M. Montgomery. 
Universal Praise. Ps. 117. 

1 All ye nations, praise the Lord, 
All ye lands, your voices raise ; 
Heaven and earth, with loud accord 
Praise the Lord, forever praise. 

2 For his truth and mercy stand, 
Past, and present, and to be, 
Like the years of his right hand, 
Like his own eternity. 



I 



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65,66 



3 Praise him, ye who know his love ; 
Praise him, from the depths beneath : 
Praise him in the heights above ; 
Praise your Maker, all that breathe ! 



65. L. M. Watts. 

Praise to God from all Nations. Ps. 117. 

j From all that dwell below the skies. 
Let the Creator's praise arise ) 
Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; 
Eternal truth attends thy word : 
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shor 
Till suns shall rise and set no more. 



66. S. M. Watts. 
Praise from all Nations. Ps. 117. 

1 Thy name, Almighty Lord, 

Shall sound through distant lands ; 
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word , 
Thy truth forever stands. 

2 Far be thine honour spread, 

And long thy praise endure, 
Till morning light and evening shade 
Shall be exchanged no more. 



68. 



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67. 7s M. Milton 

Cheerful Praise. Ps. ]3fi 

1 Let us, with a gladsome mind, 
Praise the Lord, for he is kind ; 
For his mercies aye endure, 
Ever faithful, ever sure. 

2 He, with all commanding might, 
Filled the new made world with light ; 
For his mercies, he. 

3 He his chosen race did bless 
In the wasteful wilderness ; 
For his mercies, he. 

4 He hath, with a piteous eye, 
Looked upon our misery ; 
For his mercies, he. 

5 All things living he doth feed ; 
His full hand supplies their need 
For his mercies, &c. 

6 Let us therefore warble forth 
His high majesty and worth ; 
For his mercies, he. 

68. H. M. Tate & Brady. 

Praise to the Creator and Preserver. Ps. 136. 
1 To God, the mighty Lord, 
Your joyful thanks repeat ; 
To him due praise afford, 
As good as he is great. 
For God does prove 
Our constant friend, 
His boundless love 
Shall never end, 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 

2 By his almighty hand 
Amazing works are wrought , 
The heavens by his command 
Were to perfection brought. 

For God does prove 
Our constant friend, 
His boundless love 
Shall never end. 

3 God spread the ocean round 
About the spacious land ; 
And made the rising ground 
Above the waters stand. 

For God does prove 
Our constant friend. 
His boundless love 
Shall never end. 

4 Through heaven he did display 
His numerous hosts of light ; 
The sun to rule by day, 

The moon and stars by night. 
For God does prove 
Our constant friend, 
His boundless love 
Shall never end. 

5 He does the food supply, 
On which all creatures live ; 
To God, who reigns on high, 
Eternal praises give. 

For God will prove 
Our constant friend, 
His boundless love 
Shall never end. 



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<S9, 70. 



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69. 



L. M. 



Spirit of the Psajlms. 



Praise for Creation and Grace. Ps. 138. 

1 With all our hearts, with all our powers, 
We praise the Lord, whose bounteous hand 
Unnumbered gifts profusely showers 

On every nation, every land. 

2 We praise him in his sacred fane, 

We praise him midst the assembled throng ; 
Nor will a gracious God disdain 
The tribute of our earthly song. 

3 We praise him for his faithful love, 
We praise him for his blessed Son, 
Who died for man, who reign,, ^bove, 
With God, the high and holy One. 



Praising God through the whole of our Existence. Ps 

1 God of my life ! through all its days 

My grateful powers shall sound thy praise ; 
The song shall wake with opening light, 
And warble to the silent night. 

I When anxious cares would break my rest, 
And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, 
Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, 
Shall check the murmur and the sigh. 

3 When death o s er nature shall prevail, 
And all my powers of language fail, 
Joy through my swimming eyes shall break. 
And mean the thanks I cannot speak* 



70. 



L. M. 



Doddridge. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



4 But O ! when that last conflict 's o'er, 
And I am chained to flesh no more, 
With what glad accents shall I rise 
To join the music of the skies ! 

5 Soon shall I learn the exaltea strains 
Which echo o'er the heavenly plains ; 
And emulate with joy unknown, 

The glowing seraphs round thy throne. 

71. C. P. M. Ogilvie. 

Concert of Praise. Ps. 148. 

1 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay, 
Let each enraptured thought obey ; 

And praise the Almighty's name : 
Lo ! heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies, 
In one melodious concert rise 

To swell the inspiring theme. 

2 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise, 
To join the thunders of the skies, 

Praise him who bids you roll ; 
His praise in softer notes declare, 
Each whispering breeze of yielding air, 

And breathe it to the soul. 

3 Wake, all ye soaring throngs, and sing, 
Ye cheerful warblers of the spring ; 

Harmonious anthems raise 
To him who shaped your finer mould, 
Who tipped your glittering wings with gold, 

And tuned your voice to praise. 



72. PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 

4 Let man, by nobler passions swayed, 
The feeling heart, the judging head, 

In heavenly praise employ ; 
Spread the Creator's name around, 
Till heaven's broad arch ring back the sound, 

The general burst of joy. 



72. S. M. Watts. 

Universal Praise. Ps. 148. 

1 Let every creature join 
To praise the eternal God ; 

Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, 
And sound his name abroad. 

2 Thou sun with golden beams, 
And moon with paler rays, 

Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, 
Shine to your Maker's praise. 

3 He built those worlds above, 
And fixed their wondrous frame ; 

By his command they stand or move, 
And ever speak his name. 

4 Ye vapours, when ye rise, 
Or fall in showers of snow, 

Ye thunders, murmuring round the skies 
His power and glory show. 

5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, 
Agree to praise the Lord, 

When ye in dreadful storms conspire 
To execute his word. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING 73, 



By all his works above 
His honours be exprest ; 
But saints that taste his saving love 
Should sing his praises best. 

73. 8 & 7S M. Dublin Col. 
All Creatures invoked to praise God. Ps. 148. 

1 Praise the Lord ! ye heavens, adore him 

Praise him, angels in the height ; 
Sun and moon, rejoice before him ; 
Praise him, all ye stars of light ! 

2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken ; 

Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; 
Laws which never can be broken, 
For their guidance he hath made. 

3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious ; 

Never shall his promise fail ; 
God hath made his saints victorious, 
Sin and death shall not prevail. 

4 Praise the God of our salvation, 

Hosts on high his power proclaim , 
Heaven and earth, and all creation, 
Praise and magnify his name ! 

74. H. M. Tate & Brady 

Universal Praise. Ps. 148. 

1 Ye boundless realms of joy, 
Exalt your Maker's fame ; 
His praise your song employ 
Above the starry frame ; 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



Your voices raise, 
Ye cherubim 
And seraphim, 
To sing his praise. 

2 Thou moon, that rul'st the night. 
And sun, that guid'st the day, 
Ye glittering stars of light, 

To him your homage pay. 
His praise declare, 
Ye heavens above, 
And clouds that move 
In liquid air. 

3 Let them adore the Lord, 
And praise his holy name, 
By whose almighty word 
They all from nothing came • 

And all shall last 
From changes free : 
His firm decree 
Stands ever fast. 

4 United zeal be shown, 

His wondrous fame to raise, 
Whose glorious name alone 
Deserves our endless praise. 

Earth's utmost ends 

His power obey : 

His glorious sway 

The sky transcends. 



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75, 76 



75. 7s M. Merrick 
The Universal Hallelujah. Ps. 150. 

1 Praise, O praise the name divine, 
Praise him at the hallowed shrine : 
Let the firmament on high 

To its Maker's praise reply. 

2 All who vital breath enjoy, 

In his praise that breath employ, 
And in one great chorus join ; 
Praise, O praise the name divine. 

76. c. M. Wesley's Col. 

David's Ascription of Praise. 1 Chron. xxix. 10. 

1 Blest be our everlasting Lord, 

Our Father, God and King ! 
Thy sovereign goodness we record, 
Thy glorious power we sing. 

2 By thee the victory is given ; 

The majesty divine, 
And strength and might and earth and heaven, 
And all therein is thine. 

3 The kingdom, Lord, is thine alone, 

Who dost thy right maintain, 
And high on thy eternal throne 
O'er men and angels reign. 

4 Riches, as seemeth good to thee, 

Thou dost and honour give ; 
And kings their power and dignity 
Out of thy nand receive. 



77, 78 



I RAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



5 Thou hast on us the grace bestowed 
Thy greatness to proclaim ; 
And therefore now we thank our God, 
And praise thy glorious name. 



77. 7s M. j. taylob. 

Glory to God 

1 Glory be to God on high, 
God whose glory fills the sky ; 
Peace on earth to man forgiven, 
Man, the well beloved of heaven. 

2 Favoured mortals, raise the song ; 
Endless thanks to God belong ; 
Hearts o'erflowing with his praise, 
Join the hymns your voices raise. 

3 Mark the wonders of his hand ; 
Power, no empire can withstand ; 
Wisdom, angels' glorious theme ; 
Goodness, one eternal stream. 

4 Awful being ! from thy throne 
Send thy promised blessings down : 
Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace, 
Bid our raging passions cease. 

78. L. M. Dyer. 

Hymn to the Deity, 

1 Greatest of beings ! source of life, 
Sovereign of air, and earth, and sea ! 
All nature feels thy power, and all 
A silent homage pays to thee. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 

2 Waked by tby hand, the morning sun 
Pours forth to thee its earlier rays, 
And spreads thy glories as it climbs ; 
While raptured worlds look up and praise. 

3 The moon to the deep shades of night 
Speaks the mild lustre of thy name ; 
While all the stars, that cheer the scene. 
Thee, the great Lord of light proclaim. 

4 And groves, and vales, and rocks and hills, 
And every flower, and every tree. 

Ten thousand creatures warm with life, 
Have each a grateful song for thee. 

5 But man was formed to rise to heaven ; 
And blest with reason's clearer light, 
He views his Maker through his works, 
And glows with rapture at the sight. 

6 Nor can the thousand songs that rise, 
Whether from air, or earth, or sea, 
So well repeat Jehovah's praise, 

Or raise such sacred harmony. 

79. 7s M. Salisbury Col. 

Adoration. 

1 Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 

Be thy glorious name adored ; 
Lord, thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! 

2 Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear, 
Deign our humble songs to hear ; 
Purer praise we hope to bring, 
When around thy throne we sing* 

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3 There no tongue shall silent be ; 
All shall join in harmony ; 

That through heaven's capacious round 
Praise to thee may ever sound. 

4 Lord, thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, celestial goodness, hail ! 
Holy, holy, holy Lord ! 

Be thy glorious name adored. 



80. L. M. Roscoe. 

Song of Adoration. 

1 Let one loud song of praise arise 

To God, whose goodness ceaseless flows ; 
Who dwells enthroned above the skies, 
And life and breath on all bestows. 

2 Let all of good this bosom fires, 

To him, sole good, give praises due ; 
Let all the truth himself inspires, 
Unite to sing him only true. 

3 In ardent adoration joined, 
Obedient to thy holy will, 
Let all our faculties combined, 
Thy just commands, O God! fulfil. 

4 O ! may the solemn-breathing sound 
Like incense rise before thy throne, 
Where thou, whose glory knows no bound, 
Great Cause of all things, dwell'st alone. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



81,82 



81. L. M. Mrs Opie. 

Praise of God peculiarly due from Man. 

1 There seems a voice in every gale, 
A tongue in every opening flower, 
Which tells, O Lord ! the wondrous tale 
Of thy indulgence, love, and power. 

2 The birds that rise on soaring wing 
Appear to hymn their Maker's praise, 
And all the mingling sounds of spring 
To thee a general paean raise. 

3 And shall my voice, Great God, alone 
Be mute 'midst nature's loud acclaim ? 
No ; let my heart with answering tone 
Breathe forth in praise thy holy name. 

4 And nature's debt is small to mine, 
Thou bad'st her being bounded be, 
But — matchless proof of love divine — 
Thou gav'st immortal life to me. 

82. lO&llsM. Park. 

Thanksgiving and Praise. 

1 My soul, praise the Lord, speak good of his name ! 
His mercies record, his bounties proclaim : 

To God, then* creator, let all creatures raise 
The song of thanksgiving, the chorus of praise ! 

2 Though hid from man's sight, God sits on his 

throne, 

Yet here by his works their author is known : 
The world shines a mirror its maker to show, 
And heaven views its image reflected below. 



83. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



3 By knowbdge supreme, by wisdom divine, 
God governs this earth with gracious design ; 
O'er beast, bird, and insect, his providence reigns, 
Whose will first created, whose love still sustains. 

4 And man, his last work, with reason endued, 
Who, falling through sin, by grace is renewed ; 
To God, his creator, let man ever raise 

The song of thanksgiving, the chorus of praise ! 

83. c. M. Patrick. 

Te Dewn. 

1 O God, we praise thee, and confess 

That thou the onlv Lord, 
And everlasting Father art, 
By all the earth adored. 

2 To thee all angels cry aloud ; 

To thee the powers on high, 
Both cherubim and seraphim, 
Continually do cry ; 

3 O holy, holy, holy Lard, 

Whom heavenly hosts obey, 
The world is with the glory filled 
Of thy majestic sway. 

4 The apostles' glorious company, 

And prophets crowned with light, 
With all the martyrs' noble host, 
Thy constant praise recite. 

5 The holy church throughout the world, 

O Lord, confesses thee, 
That thou eternal Father art 
Of boundless majesty. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



84. L. M. 

Praise to the Lord of Nature. 

1 O Thou ! through all thy works adored, 
Great power supreme, almighty Lord ! 
Author of life, whose sovereign sway 
Creatures of every tribe obey ! 

2 To thee, most high, to thee belong 
The suppliant prayer, the joyful song ; 
To thee we will attune our voice, 
And in thy wondrous works rejoice. 

3 Planets, those wandering worlds above, 
Guided by thee, incessant move ; 
Suns, kindled by a ray divine, 

In honour of their maker shine. 

4 From thee proceed heaven's varied store 
The changing wind, the fruitful shower, 
The flying cloud, the coloured bow, 
The moulded hail, the feathered snow. 

5 Tempests obey thy mighty will ; 
Thine awful mandate to fulfil, 
The forked lightnings dart around, 
And rive the oak, and blast the ground. 

6 Yet pleased to bless, kind to supply, 
Thy hand supports thy family, 
And fosters, with a parent's care, 
The tribes of earth, and sea, and air. 



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PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING. 



85 7s M. Sandys. 

Harmony of Praise. 

1 Thou who dwell'st enthroned above ! 
Thou, in whom we live and move ! 
Thou who art most great, most high ! 
God from all eternity ! 

2 O how sweet, how excellent 

5 T is when tongues and hearts consent, 
Grateful hearts, and joyful tongues, 
Hymning thee in tuneful songs ! 

3 When the morning paints the skies, 
When the stars of evening rise, 
We thy praises will record, 
Sovereign Ruler, mighty Lord ! 

4 Decks the spring with flowers the field ? 
Harvest rich doth autumn yield ? 
Giver of all good below ! 

Lord, from thee these blessings flow. 

5 Sovereign Ruler ! mighty Lord ! 
We thy praises will record : 
Giver of these blessings ! we 
Pour the grateful song to thee. 

86. S. M. Watts. 

Praise for Preserving Grace. 

1 To God the only wise, 
Our Saviour and our King, 
Let all the saints below the skies 
Their humble praises bring. 



PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING* 



2 'T is his almighty love, 
His counsel and his care, 

Preserves us safe from sin and death. 
And every hurtful snare. 

3 He will present our souls 
Unblemished and complete, 

Before the glory of his face, 
With joys divinely great. 

4 Then all the chosen seed 
Shall meet around the throne, 

Shall bless the conduct of his grace, 
And make his wonders known. 

5 To our Redeemer God 
Wisdom and power belong. 

Immortal crowns of majesty 
And everlasting songs. 

87. 7s M. Montgomery. 

Glory to God in the highest. 

1 Songs of praise the angels sang, 
Heaven with hallelujahs rang, 
When Jehovah's work begun, 
When he spake, and it was done. 

2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, 
When the Prince of peace was born ; 
Songs of praise arose, when he 
Captive led captivity. 

3 Heaven and earth must pass away, 
Songs of praise shall crown that day ; 
God will make new heavens and earth, 
Songs of praise shall hail their binh. 



87 PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING 

4 And will man alone be dumb, 
Till that glorious kingdom come ? 
No ; the church delights to raise 
Psalms and hymns and songs of praise 

5 Saints below, with heart and voice, 
Still in songs of praise rejoice ; 
Learning here, by faith and love, 
Songs of praise to sing above. 

6 Borne upon the latest breath, 
Songs of praise shall conquer death ; 
Then amidst eternal joy, 

Songs of praise their powers employ. 



ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



88. C. P. M. Smart. 

The great I AM. 

1 We sing of God, the mighty scarce 
Of all things, the stupendous force 

On which all tilings depend; 
From whose right arm, beneath whose eyes, 
All period, power, and enterprise 

Commence, and reign, and end. 

2 The world, the clustering spheres he made, 
The glorious light, the soothing shade; 

Dale, plain, and grove and hill ; 
The multitudinous abyss, 
Where nature joys in secret bliss, 

And wisdom hides her skill. 

3 Tell them, I am, Jehovah said 

To Moses, while earth heard in dread, 

And smitten to the heart, 
At once above, benaath, around, 
All nature, without voice or sound, 

Replied, O Lord, thou art ! 



89, 90. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



89. 



L. M. 



Kippis. 



To the unknown God. 



1 Great God ! in vain man's narrow view 
Attempts to look thy nature through ; 
Our labouring powers with reverence own, 
Thy glories never can be known. 

2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, 
Who countless years his God has sought, 
Such wondrous height or depth can find, 
Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 

3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show 
Enough for mortal minds to know ; 
While wisdom, goodness, power divine, 
Through all thy works and conduct shine. 

4 O ! may our souls with rapture trace 
Thy works of nature and of grace ; 
Explore thy sacred truth, and still 
Press on to know and do thy will. 



God the only Object of Worship. Ps. 81. 

1 O God, our strength, to thee the song 

With grateful hearts we raise ; 
To thee, and thee alone, belong 
All worship, love, and praise. 

2 In trouble's dark and stormy hour, 

Thine ear hath heard our prayer ; 
And graciously thine arm cf power 
Hath saved us from despair 



90. 



c. M. 



Spirit of the Psalmj. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



3 And thou, O ever gracious Lord, 

Wilt keep thy promise still, 
If, meekly hearkening to thy word, 
We seek to do thy will. 

4 Led by the light thy grace imparts, 

Ne'er may we bow the knee 
To idols, which our wayward hearts 
Set up instead of thee. 

5 So shall thy choicest gifts, O Lord, 

Thy faithful people bless ; 
For them shall earth its stores afford, 
And Heaven its happiness. 



91. 6s M. 

Unity of God. 

1 The God who reigns alone 
O'er earth, and sea, and sky, 
Let man with praises own, 
And sound his honours high. 

2 Him all in heaven above, 
Him all on earth below, 

The exhaustless source of love, 
The great Creator know. 

3 He formed the living flame, 
He gave the reasoning mind ; 
Then only He may claim 
The worship of mankind. 

4 So taught his only Son, 
Blessed messenger of grace ! 
The Eternal is but one, 

No second holds his place. 



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ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



92, L. M. Watts 
Greatness of God. Ps. 145. 

1 My God, my king, thy various praise 
Shall fill the remnant of my days ; 
Thy grace employ my humble tongue, 
Till death and glory raise the song. 

2 The wings of every hour shall bear 
Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; 
And every setting sun shall see 
New works of duty done fo? thee. 

3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim ; 
Thy bounty flows, an endless stream ; 
Thy mercy swift ; thine anger slow, 
But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 

4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, 
And speak thy majesty divine ; 

Let every realm with joy proclaim 
The sound and honour of thy name. 

5 Let distant times and nations raise 
The long succession of thy praise ; 
And unborn ages make my song 
The joy and labour of their tongue. 

6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? 
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds ; 
Vast and unsearchable thy ways ; 

Vast and immortal be thy praise ! 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



93. S. M. Watts. 
God's Sovereignty and Man's Dignity. Ps. 8. 

1 O Lord, our heavenly King, 
Thy name is all divine ; 

Thy glories round the earth are spread, 
And o'er the heavens they shine. 

2 When to thy works on high 
I raise my wondering eyes, 

And see the moon, complete in light, 
Adorn the darksome skies : 

3 When I survey the stars, 
And all their shining forms, 

Lord, what is man, that feeble thing, 
Akin to dust and worms ! 

4 Lord, what is feeble man, 
That thou shruldst love him so ! 

Next to thine angels is he placed, 
And lord of all below. 

5 How rich thy bounties are ! 
And wondrous are thy ways ; 

Of dust and worms thy power can frame 
A monument of praise. 

6 O Lord, our heavenly King, 
Thy name is all divine ; 

Thy glories round the earth are spread, 
And o'er the heavens they shine. 



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94, 95. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



94. C. M. Sternhold. 

Majesty of God. Ps. 18. 

1 The Lord descended from above, 

And bowed the heavens most high, 
And underneath his feet he cast 
The darkness of the sky. 

2 On cherubim and seraphim 

Full royally he rode, 
And on the wings of mighty winds 
Came flying all abroad. 

3 He sat serene upon the floods, 

Their fury to restrain ; 
And he as sovereign Lord and King 
For evermore shall reign. 

95. C. M. H. K. White. 

God's Power over his Works. 

1 The Lord our God is full of might, 

The winds obey his will ; 
He speaks, and in his heavenly height 
The rolling sun stands still. 

2 Rebel, ye waves ! and o'er the land 

With threatening aspect roar ; 
The Lord uplifts his awful hand, 
And chains you to the shore. 

3 Howl, winds of night ! your force comoine ; 

Without his high behest, 
Ye shall not in the mountain pine 
Disturb the sparrow's nest. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



4 Ye nations bend, in reverence bend, 
Ye monarchs, wait his nod, 
And bid the choral song ascend 
To celebrate our God ! 



96. L. M. Addison. 

The Heavens declare the Glory of God. Ps. 19. 

1 The spacious firmament on high, 
With all the blue ethereal sky, 

Arid spangled heavens, a shining frame, 

Their great original proclaim. 

The unwearied sun, from day to day. 

Doth his Creator's power display ; 

And publishes to every land 

The work of an Almighty hand. 

2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
The moon takes up the wondrous tale ; 
And nightly to the listening earth 
Repeats the story of her birth : 

Whilst all the stars which round her burn, 
And all the planets in their turn, 
Confirm the tidings as they roll, 
And spread the truth from pole to pole. 

3 What though, in solemn silence, all 
Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 
What though no real voice nor sound 
Amidst their radiant orbs be found ; 
In reason's ear they all rejoice, 

And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
For ever singing, as they shine — 
1 The hand that made us is divine.' 



97, 98. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



97. 



C. M. 



Watts. 



Power and Majesty of God. Ps. 89. 

1 With reverence let the saints appear, 

And bow before the Lord ; 
His high commands with reverence hear, 
And tremble at his word. 

2 How terrible thy glories be ! 

How bright thine armies shine ! 
Where is the power that vies with thee ? 
Or truth compared with thine ? 

3 The northern pole and southern rest 

On thy supporting hand ; 
Darkness and day from east to west 
Move round at thy command. 

4 Thy wo; ds the raging winds control, 

And rule the boisterous deep ; 
Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll, 
The rolling billows sleep. 

5 Justice and judgment are thy throne, 

Yet wondrous is thy grace ; 
While truth and mercy, joined in one, 
Invite us near thy face. 



1 Can creatures to perfection find 
The eternal, uncreated Mind? 
Or can the largest stretch of thought 
Measure and search his nature out? 



98. 



L. M 



Watts. 



God Incomprehensible and Sovereign. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



2 'T is high as heaven, ? t is deep as hell, 
And what can mortals know or tell ? 
His glory spreads beyond the sky, 
And all the shining worlds on high. 

3 God is a King, of power unknown ; 
Firm are the orders of his throne : 
If he resolve, who dare oppose, 
Or ask him why, or what he does ? 

4 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole 
And calms the tempest of the soul : 
When he shuts up in long despair, 

Who can remove the heavy bar ? 

5 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon, 
The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; 
The pillars of heaven's starry roof 
Tremble and start at his reproof. 

6 These are a portion of his ways : 
But who shall dare describe his face ? 
Who can endure his light, or stand 
To hear the thunders of his hand ? 

99. L. M. Doddridge. 

Seeing the Invisible. 

J Eternal and immortal King ! 

Thy peerless splendours none can bear ; 
But darkness veils seraphic eyes, 
When God with all his glory 's there. 

2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, 
The great Invisible can see ; 
And with its tremblings mingle joy, 
In fixed regard, s;reat God ! to thee. 
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3 Then every tempting form of sin, 
Shamed in thy presence, disappears ; 
And all the glowing raptured soul 
The likeness it contemplates; wears. 

4 O ever conscious to my heart ! 
Witness to its supreme desire : 
Behold it presseth on to thee, 

For it hath caught the heavenly fire. 

5 This one petition would it urge — 
To bear thee ever in its sight ; 

In life, in death, in worlds unknown, 
Tts only portion and delight ! 

100. L. M. Walker's Col 
God Eternal and Unchangeable. 

1 ALL-powerful, self-existent God, 
Who all creation dost sustain ! 
Thou wast, and art, and art to come 7 
And e /erlasting is thy reign ! 

2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, 
Each glorious attribute divine, 
Through ages infinite, shall still 
With undiminished lustre shine. 

3 Fountain of being ! Source of good ! 
Immutable thou dost remain ! 

Nor can the shadow of a change 
Obscure the glories of thy reign. 

4 Earth may with all her powers dissolve 
If such the great Creator's will ; 

But thou forever art the same, 
[ am is thy memorial still. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 101, 102. 



101. L. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

Eternity of God. Ps. 90. 

1 Ere mountains reared their forms sublime, 
Or the fair earth in order stood. 

Before the birth of ancient time, 
From everlasting thou art God. 

2 A thousand ages in their flight, 
With thee are as a fleeting day ; 
Past, present, future, to thy sight 
At once their various scenes display. 

3 But our brief life 's a shadowy drecm, 
A passing thougnt, that soon is o'er, 
That fades with morning's earliest beam, 
And fills the musing mind no more. 

4 To us, O Lord, the wisdom give 
So every precious hour to spend, 
That we at length with thee may live 
Where life and bliss shall never end. 

102. L. M. Doddridge. 

Immutability of God. Ps. 102. 

1 Great Former of this various frame ! 
Our souls adore thine awful name ; 
And bow, and tremble, while we praise 
The Ancient of eternal days, 

2 Beyond an angel's vision bright, 
Thou dwell'st in self-existent light ; 
Which shines with undiminished ray, 
While suns and worlds in smoke decay 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



3 Oar days a transient period run, 
And change with every circling sun; 
And, in the firmest state we boast, 
A moth can crush us into dust. 

4 But let the creatures fall around ; 
Let death consign us to the ground ; 
Let the last general flame arise, 
And melt the arches of the skies ; 

5 Calm as the summer's ocean, we 
Can all the wTeck of nature see, 
While grace secures us an abode, 
Unshaken as the throne of God. 

103. C. M. Watts. 

Eternal Dominion of God. 

1 Great God, how infinite art thou ! 

How frail and weak are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to thee. 

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 

Ere seas or stars were made : 
Thou art the ever-living God, 
Were all the nations dead. 

3 Eternity, with all its years, 

Stands present in thy view ; 
To thee there 's nothing old appears ; 
Great God ! there 's nothing new. 

4 Our lives through varying scenes are drawn, 

And vexed with trifling cares, 
While thine eternal thought moves on 
Thine undisturbed affairs. 



ATTRIBUTES OP GOD. 104, 105. 



5 Great God, how infinite art thou ! 
How frail and weak are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to thee. 

104. L. M. Watts. 

The Eternal and Sovereign God. Ps. 93. 

1 Jehovah reigns ! he dwells in light, 
Girded with majesty and might : 
The world, created by his hands, 
Still on its first foundation stands. 

2 But ere this spacious world was made, 
Or had its first foundations laid, 

Thy throne eternal ages stood, 
Thyself the ever-living God. 

3 Like floods the angry nations rise, 
And aim their rage against the skies ; 
Vain floods, that aim their rage so high 
At thy rebuke the billows die. 

4 Forever shall thy throne endure : 
Thy promise stands forever sure ; 
And everlasting holiness 
Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. 

105. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

Eternity and Sovereignty of God. Ps. 93, 

1 With glory clad, with strength arrayed, 
The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, 
The world's foundations Strongly laid, 
And the vast fabric still sustains. 



106. 



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2 How surely stablished is thy throne ! 
Which shall no change or period see ; 
For thou, O Lord, and thou alone, 
Art God from all eternity. 

3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, 
And toss the troubled waves on high ; 
But God above can still their noise, 
And make the angry sea comply. 

4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure ; 

And they that in thy house would dwell. 
That happy station to secure, 
Must still in ho^ness excel. 



106. L. M. Spirit of the Psalms, 

God knows our Hearts and Ways. Ps. 139. 

1 Father of spirits . Nature's God ! 
Our inmost thoughts are known to thee ; 
Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, 
And every private action see. 

2 Could we on morning's swiftest wings 
Pursue our flight through trackless air : 
Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs, 
Thy presence still would meet us there. 

3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly, 
Concealed beneath the pall of night, 
One glance from thy all-piercing eye 
Can kindle darkness into light. 

4 Search thou our hearts, and there destroy 
Each evil thought, each secret sin ; 

And fit us for those realms of joy, 
Where nought impure shall enter in. 



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107. 



107. L. M. 61. Montgomery 

God Omnipresent and Omniscient Ps. 139. 

1 Searcher of hearts, to thee are known 
The inmost secrets of my breast ; 

At home, abroad, in crowds, alone, 
Thou mark'st my rising and my rest, 
My thoughts far off, through every maze 
Source, stream and issue, — all my ways. 

2 No word that from my mouth proceeds, 
Evil or good, escapes thine ear ; 
Witness thou art to all my deeds, 
Before, behind, forever near. 

Such knowledge is for me too high ; 
I live but in my Maker's eye. 

3 How from thy presence should I go, 
Or whither from thy Spirit flee, 
Since all above, around, below, 
Exist in thine immensity ? 

If up to heaven I take my way, 
I meet thee in eternal day ; 

4 If in the grave I make my bed 

With worms and dust, lo, thou art there , 
If, on the wings of morning sped, 
Beyond the ocean I repair, 
I feel thine all-controlling will, 
And thy right hand upholds me still. 

5 How precious are thy thoughts of peace, 
O God, to me ! how great the sum ! 
New every morn, they never cease ; 
They were, they are, and yet shall come 
In number and in compass, more 

Than ocean's sand, or ocean's shore. 



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6 Search me, O God, and know my heart : 
Try me, my secret soul survey, 
And warn thy servant to depart 
From every false and evil way; 
So shall thy truth my guidance be 
To life and immortality. 



108. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

The All-seeing God. Ps. 139. 

J Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known 
My rising up and lying down ; 
My secret thoughts are known to thee, 
Known long before conceived by me. 

2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, 
My public haunts and private ways ; 
Thou know : st what 't is my lips would vent 
My yet unuttered words' intent. 

3 Surrounded by thy power I stand, 
On every side I find thy hand ; 

O skill, for human reach too high ! 
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye ! 

4 O could I so perfidious be 3 

To think of once deserting thee ! 
Where, Lord, could I thy influence shun ? 
Or whither from thy presence run r 

5 If I the morning's wings could gain. 
And fly beyond the western main, 
Thy swifter hand would first arrive. 
And there arrest thy fugitive. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 109 

6 Or should I try to shun thy sight 
Beneath the sable wings of night, 

One glance from thee, one piercing ray, 
Would kindle darkness into day. 

7 The veil of night is no disguise, 

No screen from thy all-searching eyes : 
Thro' midnight shades thou find'st thy way, 
As in the blazing noon of day. 

5 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart, 
If mischief lurks in any part ; 
Correct me where I go astray, 
And guide me in thy perfect way. 

109. L. M. Watts. 

The All-seeing God. Ps. 139. 

1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through 
Thine eye commands with piercing view 

My rising and my resting hours, 

My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 

2 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known ; 

He knows the words I mean ti speak, 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 

3 Within thy circling power I stand ; 
On every side I find thy hand : 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 

1 am surrounded still with God. 

i Amazing knowledge, vast and great ! 
What large extent ! what lofty height ! 
My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
Is in the boundless prospect lost. 
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5 O may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; 
Nor let my weaker passions dare 
Consent to sin, for God is there. 



110. C. M. Watts 

God is everywhere. Ps. 139. 

1 In all my vast concerns with thee, 

In vain my soul would try 
To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee 
The notice of thine eye. 

2 Thine all-surrounding sight surveys 

My rising and my rest ; 
My public walks, my private ways, 
And secrets of my breast. 

3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, 

Before they 're formed within ; 
And ere my lips pronounce the word, 
He knows the sense I mean. 

4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high ! 

Where can a creature hide t 
Within thy circling arms I lie, 
Beset on every side. 

5 So let thy grace surround me still, 

And like a bulwark prove, 
To guard my soul from every ill, 
Secured by sovereign love. 



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111. CM. Watts. 
Wisdom of God in his J~~orks. Ps. 111. 

1 Songs of immortal praise belong 

To my almighty God ; 
He has my heart, and he my tongue, 
To spread his name abroad. 

2 How great the works his hand hath wrought* 

How glorious in our sight ! 
Good men in every age have sought 
His wonders with delight. 

3 How most exact is nature's frame ! 

How wise the Eternal Mind ! 
His counsels never change the scheme 
That his first thoughts designed. 

4 Nature and time, and earth and skies, 

Thy heavenly skill proclaim ; 
What shall we do to make us wise, 
But learn to read thy name ? 

5 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, 

Is our divinest skill ; 
And he 's the wisest of our race, 
That best obeys thy will. 

112. L. M. Watts 

Goodness of God to Soul and Body. Ps. 103. 

1 Bless, O my soul, the living God, 
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; 
Let all the powers within me join 
In work and worship so divine. 



113. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace , 
His favours claim thy highest praise ; 
Why should the wonders he hath wrought 
Be lost in silence and forgot ? 

3 The vices of die mind he heals, 
And cures the pains that nature feels, 
Redeems the soul from death, and saves 
Our wasting life from threatening graves. 

4 Our youth decayed, his power repairs ; 
His mercy crowns our growing years ; 
He satisfies our mouth with good, 
And fills our hopes widi heavenly food. 

5 He sees the oppressor and the oppressed, 
And often gives the sufferers rest ; 

But will his justice more display 
In the last great rewarding day. 

113. c. M. Doddridge. 

Mercy of God to the Frailty of Man. Ps. 103. 

1 Lord, we adore dry wondrous name, 

And make that name our trust, 
Which raised at first this curious frame 
From mean and lifeless dust. 

2 Awhile these frail machines endure, 

The fabric of a day ; 
Then know their vital powers no more 
But moulder back to clay. 

3 Yet, Lord, whate'er is felt or feared, 

This thought is our repose, 
That he, by whom this frame was reared, 
Its various weakness knows. 



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114 



4 Thou view'st us with a pitying eye, 

While struggling with our load ; 
In pains and dangers thou art nigh. 
Our Father, and our God. 

5 Gently supported by thy love, 

We tend to realms of peace ; 
Where every pain shall far remove, 
And every frailty cease. 

114. S. M. Watts. 

Mounding Compassion of God. Ps. 10/ 

1 My soul, repeat his praise, 
Whose mercies are so great ; 

Whose anger is so slow to rise, 
So ready to abate. 

2 High as the heavens are raised 
Above the ground we tread. 

So far the riches of his grace 
Our highest thought exceed. 

3 His power subdues our sins, 
And his forgiving love, 

Far as the east is from the west, 
Doth all our guilt remove. 

4 The pity of the Lord 

To those that fear his name, 
Is such as tender parents feel ; 
He knows our feeble frame. 

5 Our days are as the grass, 
Or like the morning flower ; 

If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field* 
It withers in an hour. 
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6 But thy compassions, Lord, 
To endless years endure ; 
And children's children ever find 
Thy words of promise sure. 

115. S. M. Watts. 

Praising God for Mercies-. Ps. 103. 

1 O bless the Lord, my soul ! 
Let all within me join, 

And aid my tongue to bless his name 
Whose favours are divine. 

2 O bless the Lord, my soul, 
Nor let his mercies lie 

Forgotten in unthankfulness, 
And without praises die. 

3 'T is he forgives thy sins, 
5 T is he relieves thy pain, 

J T is he that heals thy sicknesses, 
And makes thee young again. 

4 He crowns thy life with love, 
When ransomed from the grave : 

He that redeemed my soul from death 
Hath sovereign power to save. 

5 He fills the poor with good ; 
He gives the sufferers rest : 

The Lord hath judgments for the proud. 
And justice for the oppressed. 

6 His wondrous works and ways 
He made by Moses known ; 

But sent the world his truth and grace 
By his beloved Son. 



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116. S. M. Montgomery 

Bless the Lord for his Mercies. Ps. 103. 

1 O bless the Lord, my soul ! 
His grace to thee proclaim ; 

And all that is within me join 
To bless his holy namie. 

2 O bless the Lord, my soul ; 
His mercies bear in mind ; 

Forget not all his benefits : 
The Lord to thee is kind 

3 He will not always chide ; 
He will with patience wait ; 

His wrath is ever slow to rise, 
And ready to abate. 

4 He pardons all thy sins, 
Prolongs thy feeble breath ; 

He healeth thine hfrrmities, 
And ransoms thee from death. 

5 He clothes thee with his love, 
Upholds thee with his truth, 

And, like the eagle, he renews 
The vigour of thy youth. 

6 Then bless his holy name 

Whose grace hath made thee whole ; 
Whose loving kindness crowns thy days } 
O bless the Lord, my soul f 



117, 118. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



117. L. M. Tate & Beady. 
Mercy of God. Ps. 103. 

1 My soul, inspired with sacred love, 
God's holy name forever bless ; 
Of all his favours mindful prove, 
And still thy grateful thanks express. 

2 The Lord abounds with tender love, 
And unexampled acts of grace : 

His wakened wrath doth slowly move, 
His willing mercy flows apace. 

3 God will not always harshly chide, 
But with his anger quickly part ; 
And loves his punishments to guide, 
More by his love than our desert. 

4 As high as heaven its arch extends 
Above this little spot of clay ; 

So much his boundless love transcends 
The small respects that we can pay. 

5 As far as 5 t is from east to west, 
So far has he our sins removed, 
Who with a father's tender breast 
Has such as feared him always loved. 

118. L. M. Watts, 

Praise for Protection, Grace and Truth. Ps 

1 My God, in whom are all the springs 
Of boundless love and grace unknown : 
Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, 
Till the dark cloud is overblown. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



119. 



2 Up to the heavens 1 send my cry ; 
The Lord will my desires perform ; 
He sends his angels from the sky, 

And saves me from the threatening storm, 

3 Be thou exalted, O my God, 

Above the heavens, where angels dwell , 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 

4 My heart is fixed ; my song shall raise 
Immortal honours to thy name ; 
Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise, 
My tongue, the glory of my frame. 

5 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns 
And reaches to the utmost sky ; 
His truth to endless years remains, 
When lower worlds dissolve and die 

6 Be thou exalted, O my God, 

Above the heavens, where angels dwell ; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 



119. S. M. Mrs Steele. 

God our Benefactor. 

1 My Maker, and my King ! 
To thee my all I owe : 

Thy sovereign bounty is the spring, 
From whence my blessings flow. 

2 Thou ever good and kind ! 
A thousand reasons move, 

A thousand obligations bind 
My heart to grateful love. 



120. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



3 The creature of thy hand, 
Or thee alone I live : 

My God ! thy benefits demand 
More praise than tongue can give. 

4 O let thy grace inspire 

My soul with strength divine ; 
Let all my powers to thee aspire, 
And all my days be thine. 



120. S. M. Tate & Brady. 
God merciful to Sinners. Ps. 25. 

1 Thy mercies, and thy love, 
O Lord, recall to mind ; 

And graciously continue still, 
As thou wert ever, kind. 

2 His mercy, and his truth, 
The righteous Lord displays, 

In bringing wandering sinners home 
And teaching them his ways. 

3 He those in justice guides, 
Who his direction seek ; 

And in his sacred paths shall lead 
The humble and the meek. 

4 Through all the ways of God, 
Both truth and mercy shine, 

To such as with religious hearts, 
To his blessed will incline. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



121. L. M. Sewall's Col. 

Loving-kindness of God. 

1 Father, to thy kind love we owe 
All that is fair and good below ; 
Bestower of the health that lies 

On tearless cheeks and cheerful eyes ■ 

2 Giver of sunshine and of rain ! 
Ripener of fruits on hill and plain ! 
Fountain of light, that rayed afar, 
Fills the vast urns of sun and star ! 

3 Who send'st thy storms and frosts to bind 
The plagues that rise to waste mankind ; 
Then breathest, o'er the naked scene, 
Spring gales, and life, and tender green. 

4 Yet deem we not that thus alone, 
Thy mercy and thy love are shown ; 
For we have learned, with higher praise, 
And holier names, to speak thy ways. 

5 In wo's dark hour, our kindest stay ! 
Sole trust when life shall pass away ! 
Teacher of hopes that light the gloom 
Of death, and consecrate the tomb ! 

6 Patient, with headstrong guilt to bear ; 
Slow to avenge, and kind to spare ; 
Listening to prayer, and reconciled 
Full quickly to thy erring child ! 



122. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



122. C. M. Montgomery. 

The Earth full of the Goodness of God 

1 God, in the high and holy place, 

Looks down upon the spheres ; 
Yet in his providence and grace 
To every eye appears. 

2 He bows the heavens ; the mountains stand, 

A highway for our God : 
He walks amidst the desert-land ; 
5 T is Eden where he trod. 

3 The forests in his strength rejoice ; 

Hark ! on the evening breeze, 
As once of old, the Lord God's voice 
Is heard among the trees. 

4 In every stream his bounty flows, 

Diffusing joy and wealth ; 
In every breeze his Spirit blows, 
— The breath of life and health. 

5 His blessings fall in plenteous showers 

Upon the lap of earth, 
That teems with foliage, fruits and flowers, 
And rings with infant mirth. 

6 If God hath made this world so fair, 

Where sin and death abound, 
How beautiful beyond compare, 
Will Paradise be found ! 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



123 



123. L. Mi 61. Watts. 
Goodness and Truth of God. Ps. 146. 

1 I'll praise my Maker with my breath ; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 
Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 
Or immortality endures. 

2 Why should I make a man my trust? 
Princes must die and turn to dust : 
Vain is the help of flesh and blood ; 

Their breath departs, their pomp and power, 
And thoughts all vanish in an hour ; 
Nor can they make their promise good. 

3 Happy the man whose hopes rely 
On Israel's God : he made the sky, 
And earth and seas with all their train ; 
His truth forever stands secure : 

He saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor ; 
And none shall find his promise vain. 

4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind ; 
The Lord supports the sinking mind : 

He sends the labouring conscience peace ; 

He helps the stranger in distress, 

The widow and the fatherless, 

And grants the prisoner sweet release. 

5 I'll praise him while he lends me breath, 
And when my voice is lost in death, 
Praise shall employ my nobler powers ; 
My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 
While life, and thought, and being last, 
Or immortality endures. 

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124, 125. 



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124. 



C. M. 



Watts. 



God merciful, and hearing Prayer. Ps. 145. 

1 Let every tongue thy goodness speak, 

Thou sovereign Lord of all ; 
Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak 
And raise the poor that fall. 

2 When sorrow bows the spirit down, 

Or virtue lies distressed 
Beneath some proud oppressor's frown. 
Thou giv'st the mourners rest. 

3 The Lord supports our tottering days, 

And guides our giddy youth : 
Holy and just are all hrs ways, 
And all his words are truth. 

4 He knows the pain his servants feel, 

He hears his children cry ; 
And, their best wishes to fulfil, 
His grace is ever nigh. 

5 His mercy never shall remove 

From men of heart sincere : 
He saves the souls, whose humble love 
Is joined with holy fear. 



1 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, 
My God, my heavenly King ; 
Let age to age thy righteousness 
In songs of glory sing. 



125. 



C. M. 



Watts. 



Goodness of God. Ps. 145. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



126. 



2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines 

His goodness to the skies ; 
Through the whole earth his bounty shines 
And every want supplies. 

3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait 

On thee for daily food : 
Thy liberal hand provides their meat 
And fills their mouths with good. 

4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! 

How slow thine anger moves ! 
But soon he sends his pardoning word 
To cheer the souls he loves. 

5 Creatures, with all their endless race 

Thy power and praise proclaim ; 
But saints, that taste thy richer grace, 
Delight to bless thy name. 

126. L. M. Doddridge. 

Divine Goodness acknowledged. Ps. 34. 

1 Triumphant, Lord, thy goodness reigns, 
Through all the wide celestial plains ; 
And its full streams redundant flow 
Down to the abodes of men below. 

2 Through nature's works its glories shine ; 
The cares of Providence are thine ; 
And grace erects our mortal frame 

The fairest temple to thy name. 

3 O give to every human heart 

To taste and feel how good thou art ; 
With grateful love, and reverend fear, 
To know how blest thy children are. 



127. ATTRIBUTES OP GOD. 

127- C. M. Browne. 

Universal Goodness of God, 

1 Lord, thou art good ! all nature shows 

Its mighty author kind : 
Thy bounty through creation flows, 
Full, free, and unconfined. 

2 The whole in every part proclaims 

Thy infinite good will ; 
It shines in stars, and flows in streams, 
And bursts from every hill. 

3 We view it o'er the spreading main, 

And heavens which spread more wide ; 
It drops in gentle showers of rain, 
And rolls in every tide. 

4 Long hath it been diffused abroad, 

Through ages past and gone ; 
Nor ever can exhausted be, 
But still keeps flowing on. 

5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies, 

Spreads joy through every part : 
O may such love attract my eyes, 
And captivate my heart ! 

6 My highest admiration raise, 

My best affections move ! 
Employ my tongue in songs of praise, 
And fill my heart with love ! 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 128, 



128. S. M. Watts. 
Holiness of God. Ps. 99. 

1 Exalt the Lord our God, 
And worship at his feet : 

His nature is all holiness, 
And mercy is his seat. 

2 When Israel was his church, 
When Aaron was his priest, 

When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed, 
He gave his people rest. 

3 Oft he forgave their sins, 
Nor would destroy their race ; 

And oft he made his vengeance known, 
When they abused his grace. 

4 Exalt the Lord our God, 
Whose grace is still the same : 

Still he 's a God of holiness, 
And jealous for his name. 

129. L. M. Wesley's Cot,. 

Holiness of God. 

1 Holy as thou, O Lord, is none ! 
Thy holiness is all thine own ; 
A drop of that unbounded sea 

Is ours, a drop derived from thee. 

2 And when thy purity we share, 
Thy glory we alone declare ; 
And, humbled into nothing, own 
Holy and pure is God alone. 

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130, 131. 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



3 Sole, self-existing God and Lord, 
By all the heavenly hosts adored, 
Let all on earth bow down to thee, 
And own thy peerless majesty. 

130. c. M. Montgomery. 

The Lord is Righteous. Ps. 11. 

1 The Lord is in his holy place, 

And from his throne on high, 
He looks upon the human race 
With omnipresent eye. 

2 He proves die righteous, marks their path, 

In him the weak are strong ; 
But violence provokes his wrath : 
The Lord abhorreth wrong. 

3 The righteous Lord will take delight 

Alone in righteousness ; 
The just are pleasing in his sight, 
The humble he will bless. 

131. C. M« Watts 

Faithfulness of God. Ps. 89. 

1 My never-ceasing songs shall show 

The mercies of the Lord ; 
And make succeeding ages know 
How faithful is his word. 

2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce 

Shall firm as heaven endure : 
And if he speaks a promise once, 
The eternal grace is sure. . 



ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



3 How long the race of David held 

The promised Jewish throne! 
But there 's a nobler covenant sealed 
To David's greater Son. 

4 His seed forever shall possess 

A throne above the skies ; 
The meanest subject of his grace 
Shall to that glory rise. 

5 Lord God of Hosts, thy wondrous ways 

Are sung by saints above ; 
Ana saints on earth their honours raise 
To thine unchanging love. 



132. H. M. Doddridge. 

God's Fidelity to his Promises. 

1 The promises I sing 

Which sovereign love hath spoke ; 
Nor will the eternal King 
His words of grace revoke ; 

They stand secure, 

And steadfast still ; 

Not Zion's hill 

Abides so sure. 

2 The mountains melt away 
"When once the Judge appears, 
And sun and moon decay 
That measure mortal years ; 

But still the same 
In radiant lines 
The promise shines 
Through all the flame, 



133, 134. ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 



3 Their harmony shall sound 
Through mine attentive ears, 
When thunders cleave the ground, 
And dissipate the spheres ; 

Midst all the shock 

Of that dread scene, 

I stand serene, 

Thy word my rock. 

133. c. M. JERVIS. 

The Attributes of God our Confidence. 

1 Great God ! thine attributes divine, 

Thy glorious works and ways, 
The wonders of thy power and might, 
The universe displays. 

2 In safety may thy children rest 

On thy sustaining arm ; 
Extended still, and strong to save 
From danger and alarm. 

3 O may thy gracious presence, Lorx 

Chase anxious fears away; 
Amidst the ruins of the world, 
Our guardian and our stay ! 

134. C. M. Watts. 

Perfections of God. Ps. 111. 

1 Great is the Lord ; his works of might 
Demand our noblest songs : 
Let his assembled saints unite 
Their harmony of tongues. 



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2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, 

He gives his children food ; 
And, ever mindful of his word, 
He makes his promise good. 

3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came 

To seal his covenant sure : 
Holy and reverend is his name ; 
His ways are just and pure. 

4 They that would grow divinely wise 

Must with his fear begin, 
Our fairest proof of knowledge lies 
Tn hating every sin. 

135. L. M. Watts. 

Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. 36. 

1 High in the heavens, eternal God ! 
Thy goodness in full glory shines ; 

Thy truth shall break through every cloud 
That veils and darkens thy designs. 

2 Forever firm thy justice stands, 

As mountains their foundations keep ; 
Wise are the wonders of thy hands ; 
Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 

3 Thy providence is kind and large ; 
Both man and beast thy bounty share ; 
The whole creation is thy charge, 
But saints are thy peculiar care. 

4 My God ! how excellent thy grace, 
Whence all our hope and comfort springs ! 
The sons of Adam in distress 

F!y to the shadow of thy wings. 



136 



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5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free, 
Springs from the presence of my Lord ; 
And in thy light our souls shall see 
The glories promised in thy word. 



136. H. M. Watts. 

Perfections of God. 

The Lord Jehovah reigns ; 
His throne is built on high; 
The garments he assumes 
Are light and majesty : 

His glories shine 

With beams so bright, 

No mortal eye 

Can bear the sight. 

The thunders of his hand 
Keep the wide world in awe ; 
His wrath and justice stand 
To guard his holy law : 

And where his love 

Resolves to bless, 

His truth confirms 

And seals the grace. 

And can this mighty King 
Of glory condescend ? 
And will he write his name, 
My Father and my Friend ? 

I love his name, 

I love his word ; 

Join all my powers 

And praise the Lord. 



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137, 138. 



137. C. M. Beddome. 

Providence and Grace unsearchable. 

1 Almighty God, thy wondrous works 

Of providence and grace, 
An angel's perfect mind exceed, 
And all our pride abase. 

2 Stupendous heights ! amazing depths ! 

Creatures in vain explore ; 
Or if a transient glimpse we gain, 
'T is faint, and quickly o'er. 

3 Though all the mysteries lie concealed 

Beyond what we can see, 
Grant us the knowledge of ourselves, 
The knowledge, Lord, of Thee. 

138. CM. J.TATI.OH. 

Trust in God through all Changes. 

1 Father divine ! before thy view, 

All w T orlds, all creatures lie ; 
No distance can elude thy search, 
No action 'scape thine eye. 

2 From thee our vital breath we drew 

Our childhood was thy care ; 
And vigorous youth and feeble age 
Thy kind protection share. 

3 Whate'er we do, where'er we turn, 

Thy ceaseless bounty flows ; 
Oppressed with wo, when nature faints, 
Thine arm is our repose. 



139. 



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4 To thee we look, thou Power Supreme 
O still our wants supply ! 
Safe in thy presence may we live, 
And in thy favour die. 



Providential Bounties improved. 

1 Father of lights ! we sing thy name, 
Who kindlest up the lamp of day ; 
Wide as he spreads his golden flame, 
His beams thy power and love display. 

2 Fountain of good ! from thee proceed 
The copious drops of genial rain, 
Which o'er the hill and through the mead, 
Revive the grass, and swell the grain. 

3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread ; 
Yet millions of our guilty race, 

Though by thy daily bounty fed, 
Affront thy law, and spurn thy grace. 

4 Not so may our forgetful hearts 
O'erlook the tokens of thy care ; 
But what thy liberal hand imparts, 
Still own in praise, still ask in prayer. 

5 So shall our suns more grateful shine, 
And showers in sweeter drops shall fall, 
When all our hearts and lives are thine, 
And thou, O God ! enjoyed in all. 



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140- 



140. H. M. Watts 

God's Mercies of Creation and Redemption. Ps 136. 

1 Give thanks to God most high. 
The universal Lord ; 

The sovereign King of kings ; 
And be his grace adored. 

His power and grace 

Are still the same ; 

And ]et his name 

Have endless praise. 

2 How mighty is his hand I 
What wonders hath he done ! 
He formed the earth and seas, 
And spread the heavens alone. 

Thy mercy, Lord, 
Shall still endure ; 
And ever sure 
Abides thy word. 

3 He sent his only Son 
To save us from our wo, 
From darkness, sin, and death, 
And every hurtful foe. 

His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 
And let his name 
Have endless praise, 

4 Give thanks aloud to God, 
To God the heavenly King ; 
And let the spacious earth 
His works and glories sing 

Thy mercy, Lord, 
Shall still endure ; 
And ever sure 
Abides thv word. 
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141. 



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141. L. M. Watts. 

God's Mercies of Creation and Redemption. Ps. 136 

1 Give to our God immortal praise ! 
Mercy and truth are all his ways : 
Wonders of grace to God belong. 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 

2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, 
The King of kings with glory crown : 
His mercies ever shall endure, 

When lords and kings are known no more. 

3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, 
And fixed the starry lights on high : 
Wonders of grace to God belong, 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 

4 He fills the sun with morning light, 
He bids the moon direct the night : 
His mercies ever shall endure, 

When suns and moons shall shine no more. 

5 He sent hib Son with power to save 
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave ; 
Wonders of grace to God belong, 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 

6 Through this vain world he guides our feet 
And leads us to his heavenly seat ; 

His mercies ever shall endure, 

When this vain world shall be no more. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 142, 143 



142. C. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

God our Refuge. Ps. 27. 

1 God is our Saviour and defence, 

A refuge ever near ; 
Secure beneath his providence, 
What danger can we fear ? 

2 Death may our dearest friends remove ; 

All human ties shall cease ; 
But one there is, whose care and love 
No time shall e'er decrease. 

3 A mother may her babe forget, 

The infant she has borne ; 
Her love may fail, but never yet 
Did God forsake his own. 

4 In every trouble here below 

Our refuge is the Lord ; 
Comfort and strength will he bestow 
On all who trust his word. 



143. C. M. CoWPEB. 

Mysteries of Providence. 

1 God moves in a mysterious way, 

His wonders to perform : 
He plants his footsteps in the sea, 
Arid rides upon the storm. 

2 Deep in unfathomable mines 

Of never-failing skill, 
He treasures up his bright designs 
And works his sovereign will. 



144. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



3 Ye fearful saints ! fresh courage take : 

The clouds ye so much dread, 
Are big with mercy, and will break 
In blessings on your head. 

4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 

But trust him for his grace : 
Behind a frowning providence 
He hides a smiling face. 

5 His purposes will ripen fast, 

Unfolding every hour : 
The bud may have a bitter taste, 
But sweet will be the flower. 

6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 

And scan his work in vain : 
God is his own interpreter, 
And lie will make it plain. 

144. L. M. Wesley's Col. 

Deliverances acknowledged. 

1 God of my life, whose gracious power 
Through varied deaths my soul hath led 
Or turned aside the fatal hour, 

Or lifted up my sinking head ! 

2 In all my ways thy hand I own, 
Thy ruling providence I see : 
Assist me still my course to run, 
And still direct my paths to thee. 

3 Whither, O ! whither should I fly, 
But to my loving Father's breast, 
Secure within thine arms to lie, 
And safe beneath thy wings to rest ? 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



145. 



4 1 have no skill the snare to shun, 
But thou, O God, my wisdom art ; 
I ever into ruin run ; 

But thou art greater than my heart. 

5 Foolish and impotent and blind, 
Lead me a way I have not known ; 
Bring me where I my heaven may find, 
The heaven of loving thee alone. 

145. L. M. Dyer. 

Universal Care of Providence acknowledged. 

1 Greatest of beings, source of life, 
Sovereign of air, of earth, and sea ! 
All nature feels thy power, but man 
A grateful tribute pays to thee. 

2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, 
And from thy goodness seeks supplies • 
And, when oppressed with guilt he mourns, 
Thy mercy lifts him to the skies. 

3 Children, whose little minds, unformed, 
Ne'er raised a tender thought to heaven ; 
And men, whom reason lifts to God, 
Though oft by passion downward driven : — 

4 Those too, who bend with age and care, 
And faint and tremble near the tomb ; 
Who, sickening at the present scenes, 
Sigh for that better state to come : — 

5 All, great Creator ! all are thine ; 
All feel thy providential care ; 

And, through each varying scene of life, 
AJike thy constant pity share. 
J2* 



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6 And whether grief oppress the heart ; 
Or whether joy elate the breast ; 

Or life still keep its little course ; 
Or death invite the heart to rest : — 

7 All are thy messengers, and all 
Thy sacred pleasure, Lord, obey : 
And all are training man to dwell 
Nearer to bliss, and nearer thee. 

146. L. M. Browne. 

Dependence on Providence. 

1 Great Lord of earth, and seas, and skies 
Thy wealth the needy wx>rld supplies : 
And safe beneath thy guardian arm, 

We live secured from every harm. 

2 To thee perpetual thanks we owe 
For all our comforts here below; 
Our daily bread thy bounty gives, 
And every rising want relieves. 

3 To thee we cheerful homage bring ; 
In grateful hymns thy praises sing ; 
On thee we ever will depend, 

The rich, the sure, the faithful friend, 

147. C. M. Doddridge. 

Dimne Goodness in moderating Affliction. 

1 Great Ruler of all nature's frame, 
We own thy power divine ; 
We hear thy breath in every storm, 
For all the winds are thine. 



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148. 



2 Wide as they sweep their sounding way, 

They work thy sovereign will ; 
And, awed by thy majestic voice, 
Confusion shall be still. 

3 Thy mercy tempers every blast 

To those who seek thy face ; 
And mingles, with the tempest's roar, 
The whispers of thy grace. 

4 Those gentle whispers let me hear, 

Till all the tumult cease ; 
And gales of Paradise shall lull 
My weary soul to peace. 

148. C. M. West Boston Col 
God just and wise in afflictive Appointments. 

1 If Providence, to try my heart, 

Afflictions should prepare, 
To God submissive may I bend, 
And keep me from despair. 

2 Whate'er he orders must be just ; 

Then let me kiss the rod, 
Nor, poorly sunk, at all distrust 
The goodness of my God. 

3 The mind to which I owe my own, 

To guide this mind is wise , 
And he, to whom my faults are known 
The fittest to chastise. 

4 Then, till life's latest sands are run 

O teach me, Power Divine, 
Still to reply, thy will be done, 
Whate'er becomes of mine. 



149, 150. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



149. L. M. Doddridge. 

God our Deliverer. Ps. 116. 

1 Great Source of life ! our souls confess 
The various riches of thy grace ; 
Crowned with thy mercy, we rejoice, 
And in thy praise exalt our voice. 

2 By thee heaven's shining arch was spread ; 
By thee were earth's foundations laid ; 
And all the charms of man's abode 
Proclaim the wise, the gracious God. 

3 Thy tender hand restores our breath, 
When trembling on the verge of death ; 
Gently it wipes away our tears, 

And lengthens life to future years. 

4 These lives are sacred to the Lord ; 
Kindled by him, by him restored ; 
And, while our hours renew their race. 
Still would we walk before his face. 

5 So when, by him, our souls are led 
Through unknown regions of the dead, 
With joy triumphant, may we move 
To seats of nobler life above ! 

150. C. P. M. Exeter Col 

Providential Goodness of God. 

1 Great Source of unexhausted good, 
Who giv'st us health, and friends, and food, 

And peace, and calm content, 
Like fragrant incense, to the skies, 
Let songs of grateful praises rise, 
For all thy blessings lent 



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151. 



2 Through all the dangers of the day, 
Thy providence attends our way, 

To guard us and to guide ; 
Thy grace directs our wandering will, 
And warns us, lest seducing ill 

Allure our souls aside. 

3 Thy smiles, with a reviving light, 
Cheer the long darksome hours of night, 

And gild the thickest gloom ; 
Thy watchful love, around our bed, 
Doth softly like a curtain spread, 

And guard the peaceful room. 

4 To thee our lives, our all we owe, 
Our peace and sweetest joys below, 

And brightest hopes above ; 
Then let our lives, and all that 's ours, 
Our souls, and all our active powers, 

Be sacred to thy love. 

151. S. M. Doddridge. 

God's Care a Remedy for ours. 

1 How gentle God's commands ! 
How kind his precepts are ! 

* Come cast your burdens on the Lord, 
And trust his constant care. 5 

2 While providence supports, 
Let saints securely dwell ; 

That hand which bears all nature up, 
Shall guide his children well. 

8 Why should this anxious load 
Press down your weary mind ? 
Haste to your heavenly Father's throne, 
And sweet refreshment find* 



152 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD 



4 His goodness stands approved 
Down to the present day ; 
I' 11 drop my burden at his feet, 
And bear a song away 



152. s. M. Doddridge. 

God wise and merciful in Chastisement* 

1 How gracious and how wise 
Is our chastising God ! 

And O ! how rich the blessings are, 
That blossom from his rod ! 

2 He lifts it up on high 
With pity in his heart, 

That everv stroke his children feel 
May grace and peace impart. 

3 Instructed thus, they bow, 
And own his sovereign sway ; 

They turn their erring footsteps back 
To his forsaken way. 

4 His covenant love they seek, 
And seek the happy bands, 

That closer still engage their hearts 
To honour his commands. 

5 Our Father, we consent 
To discipline divine ) 

And bless the pains that make our souls 
Still more completely thine. 



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153, 154. 



153. L. M. Watts. 
Blessing of God needful in all Things. Ps 127, 

1 If God succeed not, all the cost 
And pains to build the house are lost ; 
If God the city will not keep, 

The watchful guards as well may sleep. 

2 What if you rise before the sun, 
And work and toil when day is done, 
Careful and sparing eat your bread, 
To shun that poverty you dread ; 

3 ? T is all in vain, till God hath blest ; 
He can make rich, yet give us rest : 
Children and friends are blessings too, 
If God our sovereign make them so. 

4 Happy the man, to whom he sends 
Obedient children, faithful friends ! 
How sweet our daily comforts prove, 
When they are seasoned with his love 

154. C. M. Watts. 
God all in all. Vs. 127. 

1 If God to build the house deny, 

The builders work in vain ; 
And towns, without his wakeful eye, 
An useless watch maintain. 

2 Before the morning beams arise, 

Your painful work renew, 
And, till the stars ascend the skies, 
Your tiresome toil pursue ; 



155. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare $ 

In vain, till God has blest ; 
But if his smiles attend your care, 
You shall have food and rest. 

4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, 

Shall real blessings prove, 
Nor all the earthly joys he sends. 
If sent without his love. 



155. 8 & 7s M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

God our Almighty Help. Ps. 127. 

1 Vainly through night's weary hours, 

Keep we watch lest foes alarm ; 
Vain our bulwarks and our towers,* 
But for God's protecting arm. 

2 Vain were all our toil and labour, 

Did not God that labour bless ; 
Vain without his grace and favour 
Every talent we possess. 

3 Vainer still the hope of Heaven, 

That on human strength relies ; 
But to him shall help be given 
Who in humble faith applies. 

4 Seek we then the Lord's anointed, 

He shall grant us peace and rest ; 
Ne'er was suppliant disappointed 

Who through Christ his prayer addressed. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 156, 157 



156. C. M. Sternhold. 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

1 My Shepherd is the living Lord, 

I therefore nothing need ; 
In pastures fair, near pleasant streams, 
He setteth me to feed. 

2 He shall convert and glad my soul, 

And bring my mind in frame 
To walk in paths of righteousness, 
For his most holy name. 

3 Yea. though I walk the vale of death, 

Yet will I fear no ill ; 
Thy rod and staff they comfort me, 
And thou art with me still. 

4 And, in the presence of my foes, 

My table thou shalt spread ; 
Thou wilt fill full my cup, and thou 
Anointed hast my head. 

5 Through all my life thy favour is 

So frankly shown to me, 
That in thy house for evermore 
My dwelling-place shall be. 

157. CM. Tate & Brady. 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

i The Lord himself, the mighty Lord, 
Vouchsafes to be my guide ; 
The shepherd, by whose constant care 
My wants are all supplied. 
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158. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOP. 



2 In tender grass he makes me feed, 

And gently there repose ; 
Then leads me to cool shades, and where 
Refreshing water flow r s. 

3 He does my wandering soul reclaim, 

And to his endless praise, 
Instruct with humble zeal to walk 
In his most righteous ways. 

4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, 

From fear and danger free ; 
For there his aiding rod and staff 
Defend and comfort me. 

5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love 

Through all my life extend. 
That life to him I will devote. 
And in his temple spend. 



158. L. M. 6 1. Addisob 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

1 The Lord my pasture shall prepare. 
And feed me with a shepherd's care ; 
His presence shall my wants supply, 
And guard me with a watchful eye . 
My noon-day walks he shall attend, 
And all my midnight hours defend, 

2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, 
Or on the thirsty mountain pant ; 
To fertile vales and dewy meads 
My weary, wandering steps he leads : 
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
Amid the verdant landscape flow. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



159 



3 Though in a bare and rugged way, 
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray, 
Thy bounty shall my pains beguile : 
The barren wilderness shall smile, 

With sudden greens and herbage crowned, 
And streams shall murmur all around. 

4 Though in the paths of death I tread, 
With gloomy horrors overspread, 
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill ; 
For thou, O Lord ! art with me still ; 
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, 
And guide me through the dreadful shade. 

159. L. M. Watts. 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

1 My shepherd is the living Lord : 
Now shall my wants be well supplied : 
His providence and holy word 
Become my safety and my guide. 

2 In pastures where salvation grows, 

He makes me feed, he makes me rest ; 
There living water gently flows, 
And all the food 's divinely blest. 

5 My wandering feet his ways mistake ; 
But he restores my soul to peace, 
And leads me, for his mercy's sake. 
In the fair paths of righteousness. 

4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale 
Where death and all its terrors are, 
My heart and hope shall never fail, 
For God my shepherd 's with me there. 



160. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps, 
Thou art my comfort, thou my stay ; 
Thy staff supports my feeble steps, 
Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 

6 Surely the mercies of the Lord 
Attend his household all their days ; 
There will I dwell to hear his word, 
To seek his face, and sing his praise. 

160. C. M. Watts. 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

1 My shepherd will supply my need ; 

Jehovah is his name : 
In pastures fresh he makes me feed, 
Beside the living stream. 

2 He brings my wandering spirit back, 

When I forsake his w r ays ; 
And leads me, for his mercy's sake, 
In paths of truth and grace. 

3 When I walk through the shades of death 5 

Thy presence is my stay ; 
A word of thy supporting breath 
Drives all my fears away. 

4 The sure provisions of my God 

Attend me all my days ; 
O may thine house be mine abode, 
And all my work be praise. 

5 There would I find a settled rest, 

While others go and come, 
No more a stranger or a guest, 
But like a child at home. 



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161. 



161. S. M. Watts. 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

1 The Lord my shepherd fe, 
I shall be well supplied : 

Since he is mine, and I am his, 
What can I want beside ? 

2 He leads me to the place 
Where heavenly pasture grows, 

Where living waters gently pass, 
And full salvation flows. 

3 If e'er I go astray, 

He doth my soul reclaim, 
And guides me in his own right way, 
For his most holy name. 

4 While he affords his aid, 
I cannot yield to fear ; 

Though I should walk thro 5 death's dark shade, 
My shepherd 's with me there. 

5 In sight of all my foes 
Thou dost my table spread ; 

My cup with blessings overflows, 
And joy exalts my head. 

6 The bounties of thy love 

Shall crown my following days ; 
Nor from thy house will I remove^ 
Nor cease to speak thy praise. 

13* 



162j 163. PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



162. 7s M. mehhick. 

God our Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

1 Lo, my shepherd's hand divine ! 
Want shall never more be mine : 
In a pasture fair and large 

He shall feed his happy charge. 

2 When I faint with summer's heat, 
He shall lead my weary feet 

To the streams that still and slow 
Through the verdant meadows flow. 

3 He my soul anew shall frame, 
And, his mercy to proclaim, 
When through devious paths I stray, 
Teach my steps the better way. 

4 Thou my plenteous board hast spread ; 
Thou with oil refreshed my head : 
Filled by thee my cup o'erflows ; 

For thy love no limit knows. 

5 Constant, to my latest end, 
Thou my footsteps shalt attend, 
And shalt bid thy hallowed dome 
Yield me an eternal home. 

163. llsM. Montgomery. 

God cur Shepherd. Ps. 23. 

I The Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know % 
I feed, in green pastures, safe folded I rest ; 
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow ; 
Restores me when wandering, redeems when 
oppressed. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



104 



2 Through the valley and shadow of death though 

I stray, 

Since thou art ray guardian, no evil I fear; 
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay, 
No harm can befall, with my Comforter near. 

3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread ; 
With blessings unmeasured rny cup runneth o'er ; 
With perfume and oil thou anointest my head ; 

what shall I ask of thy providence more ? 

4 Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, 
Still follow my steps, till I meet thee above i 

1 seek, by the path which my forefathers trod 
Through the land of their sojourn, thy kingdom 

of love. 



164. c. M. Doddridge. 

The Divine Presence and Help. 

1 And art thou with us, gracious Lord, 

To dissipate our fear ? 
Dost thou proclaim thyself our God, 
Our God for ever near? 

2 Doth thy right hand, which formed the earth, 

And bears up all the skies, 
Stretch from on high its friendly aid, 
When dangers round us rise ? 

3 On this support our souls shall lean, 

And banish every care ; 
The gloomy vale of death will smile. 
If God be with us there. 



£35, 166 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



4 While we his gracious succour prove, 
'Midst all our various ways, 
The darkest shades, through which we pass, 
Shall echo with his praise. 

165. L. M. Watts. 

Darkness of Providence. 

1 Lokd, we adore thy vast designs, 
The obscure abyss of providence ! 
Too deep to sound with mortal lines, 
Too dark to view with feeble sense. 

2 Through seas and storms of deep distress 
We sail by faith, and not by sight ; 
Faith guides us in the wilderness, 
Through all the terrors of the night. 

3 Dear Father, if thy lifted rod 
Resolve to scourge us here below ; 
Still let us lean upon our God ; 
Thine arm shall bear us safely through. 

166. L. M. Tate & Brady 
Confidence in God's Protection. Ps. 18. 

1 No change of times shall ever shock 
My firm affection, Lord, to thee ; 
For thou hast always been a rock, 
A fortress, and defence to me. 

2 Thou my deliverer art, my God ; 
My trust is in thy mighty power : 
Thou art my shield from foes abroad, 
At home my safeguard and my tower* 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



3 Thou to the just shalt justice show ; 
The pure thy purity shall see : 
Such as perversely choose to go, 
Shall meet with due returns from thee. 

4 Then who deserves to be adored, 

But God, on whom my hopes depend ? 
Or who, except the mighty Lord, 
Can with resistless power defend ? 

167. 7s M. Mrs Barbauld. 

Providence adored in all Changes. 

1 Praise to God, immortal praise, 
For the love that crowns our days : 
Bounteous source of every joy, 
Let thy praise our tongues employ ; 

2 For the blessings of the field, 
For the stores the gardens yield ; 
For the vine's exalted juice, 
For the generous olive's use. 

3 Flocks that whiten all the plain, 
Yellow sheaves of ripened grain, 
Clouds, that drop their fattening dews, 
Suns, that temperate warmth diffuse ; 

4 All that spring with bounteous hand 
Scatters o'er the smiling land ; 

All that liberal autumn pours 
From her rich o'erflowing stores ; 

5 These to thee, our God ! w r e owe, 
Source whence all our blessings flow 
And for these our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise. 



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PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



6 Yet should rising whirlwinds tear 
From its stem the ripening ear ; 
Should the fig-tree's blasted shoot 
Drop her green untimely fruit; 

7 Should thine altered hand restrain 
The early and the latter rain ; 
Blast each opening bud of joy, 
And the rising year destroy ; 

8 Still to thee our souls shall raise 
Grateful vows and solemn praise ; 
And, when every blessing 's flown, 
Love thee — for thyself alone. 



168. 7s M. rylaitd 

Our Times in the Hand of God. 

L Soverei gn Ruler of the skies, 
Ever gracious, ever wise ! 
All my times are in thy hand, 
All events at thy command. 

I Thou didst form me by thy power ; 
Thou wilt guide me, hour by hour , 
All my times shall ever be 
Ordered by thy wise decree ; 

3 Times of sickness, times of health ; 
Times of penury and w r ealth ; 
Times of trial and of grief; 
Times of triumph and relief ; 

1 Times temptation's power to prove ; 
Times to taste a Saviour's love ; 
All is fixed, the means and end, 
As shall please my heavenly Friend. 



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169 



169. L. M. Doddridge. 

God the Eternal Dwelling-place. Ps. 90. 

1 Thou, Lord, through every changing scene, 
Hast to thy saints a refuge been ; 
Through every age, eternal God 5 

Their pleasing home, their safe abode. 

2 In thee our fathers sought their rest, 
In thee our fathers still are blest ; 

And while the tomb confines their dust, 
In thee their souls abide, and trust. 

3 Lo, we are risen, a feeble race, 
Awhile to fill our fathers' place. 
Our helpless state with pity view, 
And let us share their refuge too. 

4 Through all the thorny paths we trace 
In this uncertain wilderness. 

When friends desert, and foes invade, 
Revive our heart, and guard our head. 

5 So when this pilgrimage is o'er, 
And we must dwell in flesh no more, 
To thee our separate souls shall come, 
And find in thee a surer home, 

6 To thee our infant race we leave ; 
Them may their fathers' God receive ; 
That voices yet unformed may raise 
Succeeding hymns of humble praise. 



170, 171. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



170. S. M. Christian Psalmist. 
God working in the Soul. 

1 'T is God the spirit leads 
In paths before unknown : 

The work to be performed is ours ; 
The strength is all his own. 

2 Assisted by his grace, 
We still pursue our way ; 

And hope at last to reach the prize 
Secure in endless day. 

3 'T is he that works to will, 
'T is he that works to do ; 

His is the power by which we act, 
His be the glory too. 



m. c. M. Mrs Steele. 

Kindness and Constancy of Providence 

1 Thy kingdom, Lord, forever stands, 

While earthly thrones decay ; 
And time submits to thy commands, 
While ages roll away. 

2 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives 

Its unexhausted store, 
And universal nature lives 
On thy sustaining power. 

3 Holy and just in all its ways 

Is providence divine ; 
In all its works, immortal rays 
Of power and mercy shine. 



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172. 



4 The praise of God, delightful theme ! 
Shall fill my heart and tongue : 
Let all creation bless his name 
In one eternal song. 



172. c. M. Mrs Steele. 

Distinguished Goodness of God to Man. 

1 Thy wisdom, power, and goodness, Lord, 

In all thy works appear ; 
But most thy praise should man record, 
Man, thy distinguished care. 

2 From thee the breath of life he drew ; 

That breath thy power maintains ; 
Thy tender mercy, ever new, 
His brittle frame sustains. 

3 Thy providence, his constant guard, 

When threatening ills impend, 
Or will th' impending dangers ward, 
Or timely succours lend. 

4 Yet nobler favours claim his praise. 

Of reason's light possest ; 
By revelation's brighter rays 
Still more divinely blest. 

5 All bounteous Lord, thy grace impart ; 

O teach me to improve 
Thy gifts with ever grateful heart, 
And crown them with thy love. 

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173 PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 

173. L. M. Watts. 

Divine Protection. Ps. 121. 

1 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes, 
The eternal hills beyond the skies ; 
Thence all her help my soul derives ; 
There my Almighty Refuge lives. 

2 He lives ; the everlasting God, 

That built the world, that spread the flood ; 
The heavens with all their hosts he made, 
And the dark regions of the dead. 

3 He guides our feet, he guards our way ; 
His morning smiles bless all the day ; 
He spreads the evening veil, and keeps 
The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 

4 Israel, a name divinely blest, 
May rise secure, securely rest ; 
Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes 
Admit no slumber nor surprise. 

5 No sun shall smite thy head by day, 
Nor the pale moon with sickly ray 
Shall blast thy couch ; no baleful star 
Dart his malignant fire so far. 

6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, 
Still thou shalt go, and still return, 
Safe in the Lord ! his heavenly care 
Defends thy life from every snare. 



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174. 



174. H. M. Watts. 

God, our Preserver. Ps. 121, 

1 Upwakd I lift mine eyes ; 
From God is all my aid ; 
The God that built the skies, 
And earth and nature made : 

God is the tower 
To which I fly ; 
His grace is nigh 
In every hour. 

2 My feet shall never slide, 
And fall in fatal snares, 

Since God, my guard and guide, 
Defends me from my fears. 

Those wakeful eyes, 

Which never sleep, 

Shall Israel keep, 

When dangers rise. 

3 No burning heats by day, 
Nor blasts of evening air, 
Shall take my health away, 
If God be with me there. 

Thou art my sun, 
And thou my shade, 
To guard my head 
By night or noon. 

4 Hast thou not given thy word, 
To save my soul from death ? 
And I can trust my Lord 

To keep my mortal breath. 



175, 176. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



I '11 go and come, 
Nor fear to die, 
Till from on high 
Thou call me home. 



175. 



L. M. 



Spirit of the Psalms, 



God's Retributions. Ps. 11. 



1 When all bespeaks a Father's love, 
Oh wherefore, fearful as the dove, 
Should we in times of peril flee 
To any refuge, Lord, but Thee ? 

2 In vain the wicked bend their bow, 
And seek to lay the righteous low ; 
Thou from thine everlasting throne 
With watchful care regard'st thine own. 

3 Thy voice shall seal the sinner's fate ; 
Just vengeance shall his crimes await ; 
While the bright beams of grace divine 
Shall on thy faithful servants shine. 



GooVs merciful and constant Protection, 

1 When all thy mercies, O my God, 

My rising soul surveys, 
Transported with the view, I 'm lost 
In wonder, love, and praise. 

2 Unnumbered comforts on my soul 

Thy tender care bestowed, 
Before my infant heart conceived 
From whom those comforts flowed. 



176. 



C M. 



Addison. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



177. 



3 When in the slippery paths of youth 

With heedless steps I ran, 
Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, 
And led me up to man. 

4 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou 

With health renewed my face ; 
And w T hen in sin and sorrow sunk, 
Revived my soul with grace. 

5 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 

My daily thanks employ ; 
Nor is the least a cheerful heart, 
That tastes those gifts with joy. 

6 Through every period of my life, 

Thy goodness I '11 pursue ; 
And after death, in distant worlds. 
The glorious theme renew. 

177. c. M. Anonymous. 

God the Christian's Refuge. 

1 When storms hang o'er the Christian's head, 

He flies unto his God ; 
And under his refreshing shade 
Finds a secure abode. 

2 When foes without, and fears within, 

Seek to disturb his peace, 
To God he makes his sorrows known, 
And straight his sorrows cease. 

3 When winds of strong temptation blow. 

And floods of trouble roll, 
God is the help, and refuge too, 
Of his distressed soul. 
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178, 179. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD* 



4 Bat when tremendous terrors seize, 
Where will the sinner fly ? 
He feels a thousand agonies, 
And no deliverer nigh ! 

178. c. M. Montgomery. 

God the Trust of the Righteous. Ps. 125. 

1 Who make the Lord of hosts their tower. 

Shall like Mount Zion be, 
Immoveable by mortal power, 
Built on eternity. 

2 As round about Jerusalem 

The guardian mountains stand, 
So shall the Lord encompass them 
Who hold by his right hand. 

3 The rod of wickedness shall ne'er 

Against the just prevail, 
Lest innocence should find a snare, 
And tempted virtue fail. 

4 Do good, O Lord, do good to those, 

Who cleave to thee in heart, 
Who on thy truth alone repose, 
Nor from thy law depart. 

179. L. M. Doddridge. 

God shining into the Heart. 

1 Praise to the Lord of boundless might, 
W r ith uncreated glories bright ! 
His presence gilds the worlds above, 
The unchanging source of light and love. 



PROVIDENCE OF GOD. 



2 Our rising earth his eye beheld, 
When in substantial darkness veiled , 
Let there he lights Jehovah said ; 
And light o'er all its face was spread. 

3 He sees the mind, when lost it lies 
In shades of ignorance and vice, 
And darts from heaven a vivid ray, 
And changes midnight into day. 

4 Shine, mighty God, with vigour shine 
On this benighted heart of mine ; 
And let thy glories stand revealed, 
As in the Saviour's face beheld. 

5 My soul, revived by heaven-born day, 
Thy radiant image shall display, 
While all my faculties unite 

To praise the Lord, who gives me light. 

180. L. M. Tate & Brady. 
God the sure Resort of the Righteous. Ps. 36. 

1 O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope, 
The highest orb of heaven transcends ; 
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope 
Beyond the sparkling skies extends. 

2 Thy justice like the hills remains ; 
Unfathomed depths thy judgments are ; 
Thy providence the world sustains ; 
The whole creation is thy care. 

3 Since of thy goodness all partake, 
With what assurance should the just 
Thy sheltering wings their refuge make, 
And saints to thy protection trust. 



181. 



PROVIDE^XE OF GOD. 



4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led. 
To banquet on thy love's repast ; 
And drink, as from a fountain's head, 
Of joys that shall forever last. 

181. L. M. Anonymous. 

Paternal Providence, of God. 

1 Through all the various shifting scene 
Of life's mistaken ill or good, 

Thy hand, O God ! conducts unseen, 
The beautiful vicissitude. 

2 Thou givest with paternal care, 
Howe'er unjustly we complain, 
To all their necessary share 

Of joy and sorrow, health and pain. 

3 All tilings on earth, and all in heaven, 
On thine eternal will depend ; 

And all for greater good were given, 
Would man pursue the appointed end. 

4 Be this my care ! — to all beside 
Indifferent let my wishes be ; 
Passion be calm, and dumb be pride, 
And fixed my soul, great God ! on thee, 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



182. S. M. Watts. 

The Books of JVature and Scripture. Ps. 19 

1 Behold ! the lofty sky 
Declares its Maker, God ; 

And all his starry works on high 
Proclaim his power abroad. 

2 The darkness and the light 

Still keep their course the same ? 
While night to day, and day to night 
Divinely teach his name. 

3 In every different land 
Their general voice is known ; 

They show the wonders of his hand. 
And orders of his throne. 

4 Ye Christian lands, rejoice ! 
Here he reveals his word ; 

We are not left to nature's voice 
To bid us know the Lord. 

5 His statutes and commands 
Are set before our eyes ; 

He puts his gospel in our hands, 
Where our salvation lies. 

6 While of thy works I sing, 
Thy glory to proclaim, 

Accept the praise, my God, my King, 
In my Redeemer's name. 



183* THE SCRIPTURES. 



183. L. M. 

The Books of Nature and Scripture. P s . 19 

1 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord ! 
In every star thy wisdom shines ; 
But, when our eyes behold thy word, 
We read thy name in faker lines. 

2 The rolling sun, the changing light, 
And nights and days thy power cor 
But the blest volume thou hast writ 
Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 

3 Sun, moon and stars convey thy praise 
Round the whole earth, and never stand , 
So when thy truth began its race, 

It touched and glanced on eveiy land. 

4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest 

Till through the world thy truth has run ; 
Till Christ has all the nations blest, 
That see the light, or feel the sun. 

5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, 
Bless the dark world with heavenly light : 
Thy gospel makes the simple wise ; 
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 

6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, 
In souls renewed, and sins forgiven : 
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, 
And make thy word my guide to heaven 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



184, 185 



184. 



C. M. 



Tate & Brady. 



God's perfect Law. Ps. 19. 

1 God's perfect law converts the soul, 

Reclaims from false desires : 
With sacred wisdom his sure word 
The ignorant inspires. 

2 The statutes of the Lord are just, 

And bring sincere delight; 
His pure commands in search of truth 
Assist the feeblest sight. 

3 His perfect worship here is fixed, 

On sure foundations laid ; 
His equal laws are in the scales 
Of truth and justice weighed. 

4 But what frail man observes how oft 

He does from virtue fall ? 
O ! cleanse me from my secret faults, 
Thou God, that knowest them all. 

5 Let no presumptuous sin. O Lord, 

Dominion have o'er me ; 
That by thy grace preserved, I may 
The great transgression flee. 



Perfection of the Law a?id Testimony. Ps. 19= 

1 Thy law is perfect, Lord of light, 
Thy testimonies sure ; 
The statutes of thy realm are right, 
And thy commandment pure. 



185. 



C. M. 



MONTGOMERY: 



186. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



2 Let these, O God, ray soul convert, 

And make thy servant wise : 
Let these be gladness to my heart, 
The dayspring to mine eyes. 

3 By these may I be warned betimes ; 

Who knows the guile within? 
Lord, save me from presumptuous crimes. 
Cleanse me from secret sin. 

4 So may the words my lips express, 

The thoughts that throng my mind, 
O Lord, ray strength and righteousness, 
With thee acceptance find. 

186. L. M. 61. Spirit of the Psalms 

Praise to God for his Word. Ps. 56. 

1 Join all ye servants of the Lord 

To praise him for his sacred word, — 

That word like manna, sent from heaven, 

To all who seek it freely given : 

Its promises our fears remove, 

And fill our hearts with joy and love. 

2 It tells us, though oppressed with cares, 
The God of mercy hears our prayers $ 
Though steep and rough the appointed way, 
His mighty arm shall be our stay ; 
Though deadly foes assail our peace, 

His power shall bid then' malice cease, 

3 It tells w T ho first inspired our breath, 

And who redeemed our souls from death ; 
It tells of grace, grace freely given, 
And shows the path to God and heaven : 
O bless we then our gracious Lord, 
For all the treasures of his word ! 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



187, 188 



187. C. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

Study of God's Word, Ps. 112. 

1 Happy the children of the Lord, 

Who, walking in his sight, 
Make all the precepts of his word 
Their study and delight. 

2 That precious wealth shall be their dower 

Which cannot know decay, 
WTiich moth or rust shall ne'er devour, 
Nor spoiler take away. 

3 For them that heavenly light shall spread, 

Whose cheering rays illume 
The darkest hours of life, and shed 
A halo round the tomb. 

4 Their works of piety and love, 

Performed through Christ their Lord, 
For ever registered above, 
Shall meet a sure reward. 

188. C. M. Watts. 
Instruction from Scriptures. Ps. 119. 

1 How shall the young secure their hearts 

And guard their lives from sin ? 
Thy w T ord the choicest rules imparts, 
To keep the conscience clean. 

2 When once it enters to the mind, 

It spreads such light abroad, 
The meanest souls instruction find, 
And raise their thoughts to God, 
15 



189. THE SCRIPTURES. 

3 'T is like the sun, a heavenly light, 

That guides us all the Hay; 
And through the dangers of the night, 
A lamp to lead our way. 

4 The starry heavens thy rule obey, 

The earth maintains her place , 
And these thy servants, night and day, 
Thy skill and power express. 

5 But still thy law and gospel, Lord, 

Have lessons more divine ; 
Not earth stands firmer than thy word, 
Nor stars so nobly shine. 

6 Thy word is everlasting truth ; 

How pure is every page ! 
That holy book shall guide our youth, 
And well support our age. 

189. C. M. Watts. 
Excellence of the Scriptures. Ps. 119. 

1 Let all the heathen writers join 

To form one perfect book, 
Great God, if once compared with thine, 
How mean their writings look ! 

2 Not the most perfect rules they gave 

Could show one sin forgiven, 
Nor lead a step beyond the grave ; 
But thine conduct to heaven. 

3 I Ve seen an end of what we call 

Perfection here below ; 
How short the powers of na ture fall, 
And can no farther go ! 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



190, 191. 



4 Our faith and love, and every grace, 
Fall far below thy word ; 
But perfect truth and righteousness 
Dwell only with the Lord. 

190. c. M. Watts. 

The Word of God our Portion. Ps. 119. 

1 Lord, I have made thy word my choice, 

My lasting heritage ; 
There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 
My warmest thoughts engage. 

2 I '11 read the histories of thy love, 

And keep thy laws in sight, 
While through the promises 1 rove 
With ever fresh delight. 

3 'T is a broad land of wealth unknown, 

Where springs of life arise ; 
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 
And hidden glory lies. 

4 The best relief that mourners have ; 

It makes our sorrows blest : 
Our fairest hope beyond the grave, 
And our eternal rest. 

191. CM. Tate & Brady, 

Divine Instruction implored. Ps. 119. 

1 Instruct me in thy statutes, Lord ! 
Thy righteous paths display ; 
And I from them, through all my life, 
Will never go astray. 



102. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



2 If thou true wisdom from above 

Wilt graciously impart, 
To keep thy perfect laws I will 
Devote my zealous heart. 

3 Direct me in the sacred ways 

To which thy precepts lead ; 
Because my chief delight has been 
Thy righteous paths to tread. 

4 From those vain objects turn my eyes. 

Which this false world displays; 
But give me lively power and strength 
To keep thy righteous ways. 

192. L. M. Merrick. 

Desire of Instruction. Ps. 119. 

1 Teach me, O teach me, Lord ! thy way ; 

So to my life's remotest day, 

By thy unerring precepts led, 

My willing feet its paths shall tread. 

2 Informed by thee, with, sacred awe 
My heart, shall meditate thy law ; 
And, with celestial wisdom filled, 
To thee its full obedience yield. 

3 Give me to know thy words aright, 
Thy words, my soul's supreme delight ; 
That, purged from thirst of gold, my mind 
In them its better wealth may find. 

4 O turn from vanity mine eye ; 

To me thy quickening strength supply ; 
And with thy promised mercy cheei: 
A heart devoted to thy fear. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



193, 194 



193. C. M. Mrs Steele. 

Excellence of the Scriptures. 

1 Father of mercies ! in thy word 

What endless glory shines ! 
For ever be thy name adored 
For these celestial lines. 

2 Here, may the wretched sons of want 

Exhaustless riches find ; 
Riches, above what earth can grant, 
And lasting as the mind. 

3 Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice 

Spreads heavenly peace around, 
And life and everlasting joys 
Attend the blissful sound. 

4 O may these heavenly pages be 

My ever dear delight; 
And still new beauties may I see, 
And still increasing light. 

5 Divine instructer, gracious Lord, 

Be thou for ever near ; 
Teach me to love thy sacred word, 
And view my Saviour there. 

194. L. M. Beddome. 

Excellence of the Gospel. 

1 God, in the gospel of his Son, 
Makes his eternal counsels known ; 
5 T is here his richest mercy shines, 
And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 
15* 



195. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



2 Wisdom its dictates here imparts, 

To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ; 
Its influence makes the sinner live ; 
It bids the drooping saint revive. 

3 Our raging passions it controls, 
And comfort yields to contrite souls ; 
It brings a better world in view, 

And guides us all our journey through. 

4 May this blest volume ever lie 
Close to my heart, and ne'er my eye, 
Till life's last hour my soul engage. 
And be my chosen heritage. 

195. S. M. Scott. 

Searching the Scriptures. 

1 Imposture shrinks from light, 
And dreads the curious eye : 

But sacred truths the test invite. 
They bid us search and try. 

2 O may we still maintain 
A meek, inquiring mind ; 

Assured we shall not search in vain, 
But hidden treasures find. 

3 With understanding blest, 
Created to be free, 

Our faith on man we dare not rest, 
Subject to none but thee. 

4 Lord, give the light we need ; 
With soundest knowledge fill ; 

From noxious error guard our creed, 
From prejudice our will. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



196. 



5 The truth thou shalt impart, 
May we with firmness own ; 
Abhorring each evasive art, 
And fearing thee alone. 



196. C. M. COWPER. 

Light and Glory of the Word. 

1 The Spirit breathes upon the word, 

And brings the truth to sight ; 
Precepts and promises afford 
A sanctifying light. 

2 A glory gilds the sacred page, 

Majestic like the sun ! 
It gives a light to every age j 
It gives, but borrows none. 

3 The hand that gave it, still supplies 

The gracious light and heat ; 
His truths upon the nations rise, 
They rise, but never set. 

4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, 

For such a bright display, 
As makes a world of darkness shine 
With beams of heavenly day. 

5 My soul rejoices to pursue 

The steps of him I love ; 
Till glory break upon my view 
In brighter worlds above. 



197, 198. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



197. 



L. M. 



Watts. 



Prophecy and Inspiration, 



1 5 T was by an order from the Lord, 
The ancient prophets spoke his word ; 
His Spirit did their tongues inspire, 

And warmed their hearts with heavenly fire. 

2 The works and wonders which they wrought, 
Confirmed the messages they brought ; 

The prophet's pen succeeds his breath, 
To save the holy words from death. 

3 Great God ! mine eyes with pleasure look 
On the dear volume of thy book ; 
There my Redeemer's face I see, 

And read his name who died for me. 

4 Let the false raptures of the mind 
Be lost, and vanished in the wind ; 
Here I can fix my hope secure ; 
This is thy word, and must endure. 



The Scriptures our Light and Guide. 

1 When Israel through the desert passed, 
A fiery pillar went before, 

To guide them through the dreary waste, 
And lessen the fatigues they bore. 

2 Such is thy glorious word, O God ; 
'T is for our light arid guidance given 
It sheds a lustre all abroad, 

And points the path to bliss and heaven 



198. 



L. M. 



Beddome. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



199, 200 



3 It fills the soul with sweet delight, 
And quickens its inactive powers; 
It sets our wandering footsteps right, 
Displays thy love, and kindles ours. 

4 Its promises rejoice our hearts ; 
Its doctrines are divinely true : 
Knowledge and pleasure it imparts ; 
It comforts and instructs us too. 

5 Ye favoured lands, who have this word ! 
Ye saints, who feel its saving power ! 
Unite your tongues to praise the Lord. 
And his distinguished grace adore 

199. C. M. C. Wesley. 

Heavenly Bread. 

1 What is the chaff, the word of man, 

When set against the wheat? 
Can it a dying soul sustain, 
Like that immortal meat ? 

2 Thy word, O God, with heavenly bread 

The children doth supply; 
And those who by thy word are fed, 
Their souls shall never die. 

200. L. M. Doddridge 

Divine Teachings and their happy Consequence** 

I Bright Source of intellectual rays, 
Father of spirits and of grace, 
O dart, with energy unknown, 
Celestial beamings from thy throne. 



20" THE SCRIPTURES. 

2 Thy sacred book we would survey, 
Enlightened with that heavenly day ; 
And ask thy Spirit with the word, 
To teach our souls to know the Lord. 

3 So shall our children learn the road 
That leads them to their fathers' God ; 
And, formed by lessons so divine, 
Shall infant minds w T ith knowiedge shine 

4 So shall the haughtiest soul submit, 
With children placed at Jesus' feet ; 
The rising sw r ell of pride shall cease, 
And thy sweet voice be heard in peace. 

201. L. M. Beddome. 

Teachings of the Spirit. 

1 Come, blessed Spirit, source of light, 
Whose power and grace are unconfined, 
Dispel the gloomy shades of night, 
The thicker darkness of the mind. 

2 To mine illumined eyes display 
The glorious truth thy word reveals ; 
Cause me to run the heavenly way ; 
The book unfold, unloose the seals. 

3 Thine inward teachings make me know, 
The mysteries of redeeming love, 

The emptiness of things below, 
The excellence of tilings above. 

4 While through this dubious maze I stray, 
Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad, 
To show the dangers of the way, 

And guide my feeble steps to God. 



THE SCRIPTURES. 



202, 203. 



202* C* M. Christian Psalmist. 
The Seed of the Word. 

1 Lord of the harvest, God of grace, 

Send down thy heavenly rain : 
In vain we plant without thine aid. 
And water too in vain. 

2 May no vain thoughts, those birds of prey, 

Defraud us of our gain ; 
Nor anxious cares, those baleful thorns, 
Choke up the precious grain. 

3 Ne'er may our hearts be like the rock, 

Where but the blade can spring, 
Which, scorched with heat, becomes by noon 
A dead, a useless thing. 

4 Let not the joys thy gospel gives 

A transient rapture prove ; 
Nor may the world by smiles and frowns 
Our faith and hope remove. 

5 But may our hearts, like fertile soiL 

Receive the heavenly word ; 
So shall our fair and ripened fruits 
Their hundred fold afford. 

203. c. M. Bp, Heber, 

The Seed of the Word. 

1 O God, by whom the seed is given, 
By whom the harvest blest ; 
Whose word, like manna showered from heaven^ 
Is planted in our breast : 



201. THE SCRIPTURES. 

2 Preserve it from the passing feet, 

And plunderers of the air ; 
The sultry sun's intenser heat, 
And weeds of worldly care ! 

3 Though buried deep, or thinly strewn > 

Do thou thy grace supply : 
The hope in earthly furrows sown 
Shall ripen in the sky. 

204. C. M. Exeter Col. 
Supplication for a Blessing on the Word, 

1 Thy gracious aid, great God, impart, 

To give thy word success ; 
Write all its precepts on the heart, 
And deep its truths impress. 

2 O speed our progress in the way 

That leads to joys on high, 
Where knowledge grows without decay, 
And love shall never die. 



CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY. 



205. C. M. Watts. 

Message of John the Baptist, 

1 John was the prophet of the Lord, 

To go before his face ; 
The herald which the Prince of Peace 
Sent to prepare his ways. 

2 He makes the great salvation known, 

He speaks of pardoaed sins; 
While grace divine, and heavenly love, 
In its own glory shines. 

3 fi Behold the Lamb of God,' he cries, 

' That takes our guilt away : 
I saw the Spirit o'er his head 
On his baptizing day. 

4 'Be every vale exalted high. 

Sink every mountain low ; 
The proud must stoop, and humble souls 
Shall his salvation know. 

5 ' The heathen realms with Israel's land 

Shall join in sweet accord ; 
And all that 's born of man shall see 
The glory of the Lord. 

6 1 Behold the Morning Star arise, 

Ye that in darkness sit. ; 
He marks the path that leads to peace, 
And guides our doubtful feet. 5 
16 



206, 207. CHRIST VXD CHRISTIANITY, 



206. llsM. 

Prepare ye the Way of the Lord. 

1 A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill; 
The Lord is advancing ! prepare ye die way ! 
The word of Jehovah he comes to fulfil, 

And o'er the dark world pour the splendour of day, 

2 Bring down the proud mountain, though towering 

to heaven. 
And be the low valley exalted on high : 
The rough path and crooked be made smooth 

and even. 

For, Zion ! your King, your Redeemer is nigh. 

3 The beams of salvation his progress illume ; 
The lone dreary wilderness sings of her Lord ; 
The rose and the myrtle there suddenly bloom. 
And die olive of peace spreads its branches abroad. 

207. c. M. Christian Psalmist. 

Christ's Coming foretold. 

1 Behold my servant : see him rise 

Exalted in my might ! 
Him have I chosen, and in him 
I place supreme delight, 

2 On him, in rich effusion poured, 

My Spirit shall descend ; 
My truths and judgment he shall show 
To earth's remotest end. 



CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY. 208. 

3 Gentle and still shall be his voice ; 

No threats from him proceed ; 
The smoking flax shall he not quench, 
Nor break the bruised reed. 

4 The feeble spark to flames he '11 raise ; 

# The weak will not despise ; 
Judgment he shall bring forth to truth, 
And make the fallen rise. 

5 The progress of his zeal and power 

Shall never know decline, 
Till foreign lands and distant isles 
Receive the law divine. 



208. c. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

The Day -Spring from on High. Ps. 130. 

1 Great God, wert thou extreme to mark 

The deeds we do amiss, 
Before thy presence who could stand, 

Who claim thy promised bliss ? 
But oh ! all merciful and just, 

Thy love surpasseth thought ; 
A gracious Saviour has appeared, 

And peace and pardon brought. 

2 Thy servants in the temple watched 

The dawning of the day, 
Impatient with its earliest beams 

Their holy vows to pay ; 
And chosen saints far off beheld 

That great and glorious morn, 
When the glad day-spring from on high 

Auspiciously should dawm. 



209. CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY. 

3 On us the Sun of Righteousness 

Its brightest beams hath poured ; 
With grateful hearts and holy zeal, 

Lord, be thy love adored ; 
And let us look with joyful hope 

To that more glorious day, 
Before whose brightness, sin and death, 

And grief, shall flee away. 

209. C. M. Doddridge. 

Christ's Message. 

1 Hark the glad sound ! the Saviour comes ! 

The Saviour promised long ! 
Let every heart prepare a throne, 
And every voice a song. 

2 On him the Spirit, largely poured, 

Exerts its sacred fire ; 
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 
His holy breast inspire. 

3 He comes, from thickest films of vice 

To clear the mental ray ; 
And on the eye-balls of the blind 
To pour celestial day. 

4 He comes, tne broken heart to bind, 

The bleeding soul to cure ; 
And with the treasure of his grace 
Enrich the humble poor. 

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 

Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
And heaven's eternal arches ring 
With thy beluved name. 



CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY. 210, 211. 



210. C. M. Watts. 
The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom. Ps. 98. 

1 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 

Let earth receive her King : 
Let every heart prepare him room, 
And heaven and nature sing. 

2 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns! 

Let men their songs employ ; 
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains 
Repeat the sounding joy. 

3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
He comes to make his blessings flow 
As far as sin is found. 

4 He rules the world with truth and grace, 

And makes the nations prove 
The glories of his righteousness, 
And wonders of his love. 



211. S. M. Needham 

Christ the Light of the World, 

1 Behold the Prince of Peace ! 
The chosen of the Lord, 

God's well-beloved Son, fulfils 
The sure prophetic word. 

2 No royal pomp adorns 
This King of Righteousness : 

Meekness and patience, truth and love 
Compose his princely dress. 
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CHRIST AND CHRISTIANITY. 



3 The Spirit of the Lord, 
In rich abundance shed, 

On this great prophet gently lights, 
And rests upon his head. 

4 Jesus, the light of men«l 
His doctrine life imparts ; 

O may we feel its quickening power 
To warm and glad our hearts ! 

5 Cheered by its beams, our souls 
Shall run the heavenly way : 

The path which Christ has marked and trod, 
Will lead to endless day. 

212. l. M. Bp. Heber. 

The last Advent of Christ. 

The Lord will come ! the earth shall quake, 
The hills their fixed seat forsake ; 
And, withering, from the vault of night 
The stars withdraw their feeble light. 

The Lord will come ! but not the same 

As once in lowly form he came, 

A silent lamb to slaughter led, 

The bruised, the suffering, and the dead. 

The Lord will come ! a dreadful form, 
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm, 
On cherub wings, and wings of wind, 
Anointed Judge of human kind ! 

Can this be he who wont to stray 

A pilgrim on the world's highway ; 

By power oppressed, and mocked by pride ? 

Oh God ! is this the crucified ? 



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5 Go, tyrants ! to the rocks complain ! 
Go seek the mountain 's cleft in vain 
But faith, victorious o'er the tomb, 
Shall sing for joy — the Lord is come ! 

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Song of the Angels at Bethlehem. 

1 Hark ! what mean those holy voices, 

Sweetly sounding through the skies ? 
Lo ! the angelic host rejoices ; 
Heavenly hallelujahs rise. 

2 Listen to the wondrous story, 

Which they chant in hymns of joy : 
{ Glory in the highest, glory ! 
Glory be to God most high ! 

3 fc Peace on earth, good-will from heaven, 

Reaching far as man is found : 
Souls redeemed and sins forgiven : — 
Loud our golden harps shall sound. 

4 1 Christ is born, the great anointed ; 

Heaven and earth his praises sing ! 
O receive whom God appointed, 
For your Prophet, Priest and King.' 

5 Let us learn the wondrous story 

Of our great Redeemer's birth ; 
Spread the brightness of his glory, 
Till it cover all the earth. 



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214. C. M. Christian Psalmist. 
JL Light to lighten the Gentiles 

1 The race that long in darkness pined, 

Have seen a glorious light ; 
The people dwell in day, who dwelt 
In death's surrounding night. 

2 To hail thy rise, thou better Sun, 

The gathering nations come, 
Joyous, as w r hen the reapers bear 
The harvest treasures home. 

3 To us a child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given ; 
Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 
Him, all the hosts of heaven. 

4 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 

Whose rule shall stretch abroad, 
The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
The great and mighty Lord. 

5 His power, increasing, still shall spread ; 

His reign no end shall know ; 
Justice shall guard his throne above, 
And peace abound below. 

215. C. M. Patrick, 

Nativity of Christ. 

1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 

All seated on the ground, 
The angel of the Lord came down, 
Arid glory shone around. 



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2 c Fear not, 5 said he — for mighty dread 

Had seized their troubled mind — 
6 Glad tidings of great joy I bring 
To you and all mankind. 

3 6 To you, in David's town, this day 

Is born, of David's line, 
The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord 5 
And this shall be the sign : 

4 4 The heavenly babe you there shall find 

To human view displayed, 
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, 
And in a manger laid.' 

5 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith 

Appeared a shining throng 
Of angels, praising God, and thus 
Address their joyful song ; 

6 'All glory be to God on high. 

And to the earth be peace ! 
Good will henceforth, from heaven to men, 
Begin and never cease !' 

216. 7s M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

Birth of Christ. 

1 Hail, all hail the joyful morn ! 
Tell it forth from earth to heaven, 
That to us a child is bom, 

That to us a Son is given. 

2 Angels bending from the sky 
Chanted at the wondrous birth ; 
6 Glory be to God on high, 

Peace — good will to man on earth.' 



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3 Join we then our feeble lays, 
To the chorus of the sky ; 
And, in songs of grateful praise, 
Glory give to God on high. 

217. c. M. Spirit of the Psalms 

Tlie guiding Star. 

1 Bright was the guiding star that led, 

With mild benignant ray, 
The Gentiles to the lowly shed 
Where the Redeemer lay. 

2 But lo ! a brighter, clearer light, 

Now points to his abode, 
It shines through sin and sorrow's night, 
To guide us to our Lord. 

3 O haste to follow where it leads ; 

The gracious call obey; 
Be rugged wilds, or flowery meads, 
The Christian's destined way. 

4 O gladly tread the narrow path, 

While lirrht and grace are given; 
Who meekly follow Christ on earth, 
Shall reign with him in heaven. 

218. 7s M. Anonymous. 

Star of Bethlehem. 

1 Sons of men, behold from far, 
Hail -the long-expected star ! 
Star of truth that gilds the night, 
And guides bewildered men aright. 



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2 Mild it shines on all beneath, 
Piercing through the shades of death ; 
Scattering error's wide-spread night ; 
Kindling darkness into light. 

3 Nations all, remote and near, 
Haste to see your Lord appear ; 
Haste, for him your hearts prepare, 
Meet him manifested there ! 

4 There behold the day-spring rise, 
Pouring light on mortal eyes ; 
See it chase the shades away, 

% Shining to the perfect day ! 

219. L. M. Doddridge. 

Gospel Peace proclaimed. 

1 Hark ! for the great Creator speaks ; 
In silence let the earth attend ; 

And when his words of grace are heard, 
In grateful adoration bend. 

2 * 'T is I create the fruit of praise, 
And give the broken heart to sing ; 
Peace, heavenly peace, my lips proclaim. 
Pleased with the happy news they bring. 5 

3 Receive the tidings with delight, 
Ye Gentile nations from afar ; 
And you, the children of his love, 
Whom grace hath brought already near. 

4 To these, to those, his sovereign hand 
Its healing energy imparts ; 

Peace, peace, be echoed from your tongue 
And echoed from consenting hearts. 



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5 Enjoy the health which God hath wrought 
Nor let the daily tribute cease, 
Till changed for more exalted songs 
In regions of eternal peace. 

220. s. M. Watts. 

Blessedness of Gospel Times. 

1 How beauteous are their feet, 
Who stand on Zion's hill ! 

Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
And words of peace reveal. 

2 How charming is their voice ! 
How sweet the tidings are ! 

6 Zion, behold thy Saviour king, 
He reigns and triumphs here.' 

3 How happy are our ears, 
That hear this joyful sound, 

Which kings and prophets waited for, 
And sought, but never found ! 

4 How blessed are our eyes, 
That see this heavenly light ; 

Prophets and kings desired it long, 
But died without the sight ! 

5 The watchmen join their voice, 
And tuneful notes employ ; 

Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, 
And deserts learn the joy. 

6 The Lord makes bare his arm 
Through all the earth abroad : 

Let every nation now behold 
Their Saviour and their God. 



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221. C. M. Watts 

Christ's Mediatorial Kingdom. Ps. 89. 

1 Hear what the Lord in vision said, 

And made his mercy known : 
6 Sinners, behold your help is laid 
On my beloved Son. 

2 ' Behold the man my wisdom chose 

Among your mortal race ; 
His head my holy oil o'erflows, 
The Spirit of my grace. 

3 i High shall he reign on David's throne, 

My people's better King ; 
My arm shall beat his rivals down, 
And still new subjects bring. 

4 6 My truth shall guard him in his way, 

With mercy by his side, 
While in my name, through earth and sea, 
He shall in triumph ride. 

5 ' Me for his Father and his God 

He shall forever own, 
Call me his rock, his high abode, 
And I '11 support my Son.' 

222. l. M. Watts. 

Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles. Ps. 72, 

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun 
Does his successive journies run : 
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 
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2 For him shall endless prayer be made, 
And praises throng to crown his head; 
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise 
With every morning sacrifice. 

3 People and realms of every tongue 
Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on his name. 

4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns ; 
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains, 
The weary find eternal rest, 

And all the sons of want are blest. 

5 Let every creature rise and bring 
Peculiar honours to our King ; 
Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the long amen. 

223. L. M. 6 1. Watts, 

The God of the Gentiles. Ps. 96. 

1 Let all the earth their voices raise, 
To sing the choicest psalm of praise, 
To sing and bless Jehovah's name ; 
His glory let the heathens know, 
His wonders to the nations show, 
And all his saving works proclaim. 

2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord ; 
The wondering nations read thy word ; 
Among us is Jehovah known : 

Our worship shall no more be paid 

To gods which mortal hands have made 

Our Maker is our God alone. 



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3 He framed the globe, he built the sky, 
He made the shining worlds on high, 
And reigns complete in glory there : 
His beams are majesty and light ; 
His beauties, how divinely bright ! 
His temples, how divinely fair ! 

4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, 
When earth shall feel his saving power, 
And barbarous nations fear his name ; 
Then shall the race of man confess 
The beauty of his holiness, 

And in his courts his grace proclaim. 

224. c. M. Scotch Paraphrases, 

The Latter Day's Glory. 

1 O'er mountain tops, the mount of God 

In latter days shall rise 
Above the summits of the hills, 
And draw the wandering eyes. 

2 To this the joyful nations round, 

All tribes and tongues shall flow ; 
Up to the mount of God, they say, 
And to his house we '11 go. 

3 The beams that shine from Zion's hill 

Shall lighten every land ; 
The king who reigns in Salem's towers, 
Shall the whole world command. 

4 Among the nations he shall judge, 

His judgments truth shall guide ; 
His sceptre shall protect the just, 
And crush the sinner's pride. 



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5 No war shall rage, nor hostile strife 

Disturb those happy years ; 
To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, 
To pruninghooks their spears. 

6 No longer hosts, encountering hosts, 

Shall crowds of slain deplore ; 
They '11 hang the trumpet in the hall, 
And study war no more. 



225. 10S M. Pope , altered. 
Gentiles coming into the Church. 

1 Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise ! 
Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes ! 
See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, 
And break upon thee in a flood of day ! 

2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn, 
See future sons and daughters yet unborn, 
In crowding ranks on every side arise, 
Demanding life, impatient for the skies ! 

3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, 
Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend ! 

See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate king.?, 
While every land its joyous tribute brings. 

4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay > 
Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ; 
But fixed his word, his saving power remains ; 
Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. 



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226* L» M. Doddridge. 

Christ the Sun of Righteousness. 

1 To thee, O God ! we homage pay 5 
Source of the light that rules the day ! 
Who, while he gilds all nature's frame 
Reflects thy rays and speaks thy name. 

2 In louder strains we sing that grace 
Which gives the Sun of Righteousness, 
Whose nobler light salvation brings, 
And scatters healing from his wings. 

3 Still on our hearts may Jesus shine, 
With beams of light and love divine ; 
Quickened by him our souls shall live, 
And cheered by him shall grow and thrive 

4 O may his glories stand confessed, 
From north to south, from east to west ; 
Successful may his gospel run, 

Wide as the circuit of the sun. 

5 When shall that radiant scene arise, 
When, fixed on high, in purer skies, 
Christ all his lustre shall display 

On all his saints through endless day ! 

227. L. M. Christian Psalmist. 

Behold the Man ! 

1 Behold the man ! how glorious he ! 
Before his foes he stands unawed, 
And, without wrong or blasphemy, 
He claims to be the Son of God. 
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2 Behold the man ! by all condemned, 
Assaulted by a host of foes ; 

His person and his claims contemned, 
A man of sufferings and of woes. 

3 Behold the man ! so weak he seems, 
His awful word inspires no fear ; 

But soon must he who now blasphemes* 
Before his judgment seat appear. 

4 Behold the man ! though scorned below, 
He bears the greatest name above ; 
The angels at his footstool bow, 

And all his royal claims approve. 

228. S. M. Doddridge. 

Attractive Influence of a Crucified Saviour, 

1 Behold the amazing sight, 
The Saviour lifted high ! 

Behold the Son of God's delight 
Expire in agony ! 

2 For whom, for whom, my heart, 
Were all these sorrows borne ? 

Why did he feel that piercing smart, 
And meet that various scorn ? 

3 For love of us he bled, 
And all in torture died ; 

'T was love that bowed his fainting head 
And oped his gushing side. 

4 I see, and I adore, 
In sympathy of love ; 

I feel the strong attractive power 
To lift my soul above. 



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5 In thee our hearts unite, 
Nor share thy griefs alone, 
But from thy cross pursue their flight, 
To thy triumphant throne. 

229. C M. Christian Psalmist, 
Redemption by the Crass of Christ. 

1 Behold the Saviour on the cross, 

A spectacle of wo ! 
See from his agonizing wounds 
The blood incessant flow ; 

2 Till death's pale ensigns o'er his cheek 

And trembling lips were spread ; 
Till light forsook his closing eyes, 
And life his drooping head. 

3 4 'T is finished ' was his latest voice ; 

These sacred accents o'er, 
He bowed his head, gave up the ghost, 
And suffered pain no more. 

4 'T is finished — the Messiah dies 

For sins, but not his own ; 
The great redemption is complete, 
And death is overthrown. 

5 'T is finished — all his groans are pa-sft ; 

His blood, his pain, and toils, 
Have fully vanquished our foes, 
And crowned him with their spoils., 

6 'T is finished — ritual worship ends. 

And Gospel ages run ; 
All old things now are past away, 
A new world is begun. 



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230. L. M. Doddridge. 

Christ's Submission to his Father's Will. 

1 ' Father divine,' the Saviour cried, 
While horrors pressed on every side, 
And prostrate on the ground he lay, 
c Remove this bitter cup away. 

2 6 But if these pangs must still be borne, 
Or helpless man be left forlorn, 

I bow my soul before thy throne, 
And say — thy will, not mine, be done. 

3 Thus our submissive souls would bow, 
And, taught by Jesus, lie as low ; 
Our hearts, and not our lips alone 
Would say, — Thy will, not ours, be done. 

4 Then, though like him in dust we lie, 
We '11 view the blissful moment nigh, 
Which, from our portion in his pains, 
Calls to the joy in which he reigns. 



•231. l. M. Montgomery. 

Chrisfs Passion. 

1 The morning dawns upon the place 
Where Jesus spent the night in prayer : 
Through yielding glooms behold his face, 
Nor form nor comeliness is there. 

2 Last eve by those he called his own, 
Betrayed, forsaken, or denied. 

He met his enemies alone, 

In all their malice, rage, and pride. 



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3 No guile within his mouth is found, 
He neither threatens nor complains ; 
Meek as a lamb for slaughter bound, 
Dumb midst his murderers he remains. 

4 But hark ! He prays, — 't is for his foes ; 
He speaks, — 't is comfort to his friends; 
Answers, — and Paradise bestows ; 

He bows his head ; the conflict ends. 

5 Truly this was the Son of God ! 

— Though in a servant's mean disguise. 
And bruised beneath the Father's rod ; 
Not for himself, — for man he dies. 

232. CM. Mrs Barb attld. 
Resurrection of Christ. Morning. 

1 Again the Lord of life and light 

Awakes the kindling ray; 
Unseals the eyelids of the morn, 
And pours increasing day. 

2 O what a night was that which wrapt 

The heathen world in gloom ! 
O what a sun, which broke this day, 
Triumphant from the tomb ! 

3 This day be grateful homage paid, 

And loud hosannas sung ; 
Let gladness dwell in every heart, 
And praise on every tongue. 

4 Ten thousand differing lips shall join 

To hail this welcome morn ; 
Which scatters blessings from its wings 
To nations yet unborn. 



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233. 7s M. tOLLYER. 

Resurrection of Christ. 

1 Morning breaks upon the tomb ! 
Jesus dissipates its gloom ! 

Day of triumph through the skies, 
See the glorious Saviour rise ! 

2 Christians, dry your flowing tears ; 
Chase those unbelieving fears ; 
Look on his deserted grave ; 
Doubt no more his power to save. 

3 Ye who are of death afraid, 
Triumph in the scattered shade ; 
Drive your anxious fears away; 
See the place where Jesus lay. 

4 So the rising sun appears, 
Shedding radiance o'er the spheres ; 
So returning beams of light 
Chase the terrors of the night. 

234. S. M. Kelly. 

Resurrection of Christ. 

1 ' The Lord is risen indeed ;' 
And are the tidings true ? 

Yes, we beheld the Saviour bleed. 
And saw him living too. 

2 The Lord is risen indeed; 
Then death has lost his prey, 

With him is risen the ransomed seed, 
To reign in endless day. 



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3 The Lord is risen indeed ; 
Attending angels hear ; 

Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, 
The joyful tidings bear. 

4 Then take your golden lyres, 
And strike each cheerful chord ; 

Join all the bright celestial choirs, 
To sing our risen Lord. 

235. L- M. Wesley's Col. 
Rising with Christ. 

1 Ye faithful souls, who Jesus know, 
If risen indeed with him ye are, 
Superior to the joys below, 

His resurrection's power declare. 

2 Your faith by holy tempers prove ; 
By actions show your sins forgiven ; 
And seek the glorious things above, 

And follow Christ, your Head, to heaven. 

3 To him continually aspire, 
Contending for your native place, 
And emulate the angel-choir, 
And only live to love and praise. 

4 Your real life, with Christ concealed, 
D eep in the Father's bosom lies } 
And glorious as your Head revealed, 
Ye soon shall meet him in the skies. 



236, 237 christ and Christianity. 



236. C. M Watts. 
Hope of Heaven by Christ's Resurrection 

1 Blest be the everlasting God, 

The Father of our Lord ; 
Be his abounding mercy praised, 
His majesty adored. 

2 When from the dead he raised his Son 

And called him to the sky, 
He gave our souls a lively hope 
That they should never die. 

3 What though the frame of man require 

Our flesh to see the dust, 
Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, 
So all his followers must. 

4 There 's an inheritance divine 

Reserved against that day, 
5 T is uncorrupted, undefiled, 
And cannot waste away. 

5 Saints by the power of God are kept 

rill the salvation come ; 
We walk by faith, as strangers here, 
Till Christ shall call us home. 

237. l. M. Watts. 

Christ's Dying, Rising, and Reigning 

1 He dies ! the friend of sinners dies ! 
Lo, Salem's daughters weep around ; 
A solemn darkness veils the skies ; 
A sudden trembling shakes the ground. 



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2 Here 5 s love and grief beyond degree ; 
The Lord of glory dies for men ; 
But lo, what sudden joys we see ! 
Jesus, the dead, revives again ! 

3 The rising Lord forsakes the tomb ; 
The tomb in vain forbids his rise ; 
Cherubic legions guard him home, 
And shout him welcome to the skies, 

4 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 
How high our great deliverer reigns ; 
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell, 
And led the monster death in chains. 

5 Say, c Live for ever, wondrous king ! 
Born to redeem and strong to save 

Then ask the monster, £ Where 's thy sting V 
And 1 Where 's thy victory, boasting grave V 

238. C M. Doddridge. 

Looking in the Sepulchre. 

1 Ye humble souls, that seek the Lord, 

Chase all your fears away ; 
And bow with pleasure down to see 
The place where Jesus lay. 

2 Thus low the Lord of life was brought, 

Such wonders love can do : 
Thus cold in death that bosom lay, 
Which throbbed and bled for you. 

3 Then raise your eyes and tune your songs. 

The Saviour lives again ! 
Not all the bolts and bars of death 
The conqueror could detain. 
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4 High o'er the angelic bands, he rears 

His once disohnoured head ; 
And through unnumbered years he reigns, 
Who dwelt among the dead. 

5 With joy like his, shall every saint 

His empty tomb survey ; 
Then rise with his ascending Lord, 
Through all his shining way. 

239. L. M. Watts. 
God's Miracles in Christ. 

1 Behold the blind their sight receive ! 
Behold the dead awake and live ! 

The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame 
Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! 

2 Thus doth the eternal Spirit own 
And seal the mission of his Son ; 
The Father vindicates his cause. 
While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 

3 He dies ! the heavens in mourning stood , 
He rises ! and appears with God : 
Behold the Lord ascending high, 

No more to bleed, no more to die ! 

4 Hence and forever from my heart 
I bid my doubts and fears depart ; 
And to those hands my soul resign, 
Which bear credentials so divine. 



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240. CM. Mrs Barbauld, 

Chris fs Precepts of Love, 

1 Behold, where breathing love divine, 

Our dying master stands ; 
His weeping followers gathering round, 
Receive his last commands. 

2 From that mild teacher's parting lips 

What tender accents fell ! 
The gentle precept which he gave, 
Became its author well. 

3 ' Blessed is the man whose softening heart 

Feels all another's pain ; 
To whom the supplicating eye 
Was never raised in vain. 

4 ' Whose breast expands with generous warmth, 

A stranger's woes to feel ; 
And bleeds in pity o'er the wound, 
He wants the power to heal. 

5 i Peace from the bosom of his Lord, 

My peace to him I give ; 
And w T hen he kneels before the throne, 
His trembling soul shall live. 

6 s To him protection shall be shown ; 

And mercy from above 
Descend on those who thus fulfil 
The perfect law of love.' 



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241. C. M. 

Enfield. 

Example of Christ. 

1 Behold, where in a mortal form 

Appears each grace divine ; 
The virtues, all in Jesus met, 
With mildest radiance shine. 

2 To spread the rays of heaverjy light, 

To give the mourner joy, 
To preach glad tidings to the poor, 
Was his divine employ. 

3 'Midst keen reproach, and cruel scorn, 

Patient and meek he stood ; 
His foes, ungrateful, sought his life ; 
He laboured for their good. 

4 In the last hour of deep distress, 

Before his father's throne, 
With soul resigned he bowed, and said, 
6 Thy will, not mine, be done !' 

a Be Christ our pattern, and our guide ! 

His image may we bear ! 
O may we tread his holy steps, 
His joy and glory share ! 

242. 7s M. 61. Montgomery. 

Christ our Example in Suffering. 

1 Go to dark Gethsemane, 

Ye .that feel temptation's power, 
Your Redeemer's conflict see, 
Watch with him one bitter hour. 
Turn not from his griefs away, 
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 



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2 Follow to the judgment-hall. 
View the Lord of life arraigned. 
O the wormwood and the gall ! 
O the pangs his soul sustained. 
Shun not suffering, shame, or loss ; 
Learn of him to bear the cross. 

3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb ; 
There, admiring at his feet, 

Mark that miracle of time, 
God's own sacrifice complete ; 
6 It is finished,' hear him cry ; 
Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 

4 Early hasten to the tomb 

Where they laid his breathless clay; 
All is solitude and gloom ; 
— Who has taken him away ? 
Christ is risen ; he meets our eyes. 
Saviour, teach us so to rise. 

243. c. M. Beddome. 

Example of Christ. 

1 In duties and in sufferings too, 

My Lord I fain would trace ; 
As he hath done, so would I do, 
Sustained by heavenly grace. 

2 Inflamed with zeal, 't was his delight 5 

To do his Father's will ; 
May the same zeal my soul excite 
His precepts to fulfil. 



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3 Meekness, humility, and love 

Through all his conduct shine ; 
O may my whole deportment prove 
A copy, Lord, of thine. 



244. l. M. Watts. 

Example of Christ. 

1 My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 
I read my duty in thy word : 

But in thy life the law appears, 
Drawn out in living characters. 

2 Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, 
Such deference to thy Father's will, 
Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe, and make them mine 

3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air. 
Witnessed the fervour of thy prayer, 
The desert thy temptations knew, 
Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 

4 Be thou my pattern ; may I bear 
More of thy gracious image here ; 

Then God, the Judge, shall own my name 
Amongst the followers of the Lamb. 



245. L. M. Mrs Steele. 

Example of Christ. 

1 And is the gospel peace and love ? 
Such let our conversation be ; 
The serpent blended with the dove, 
Wisdom and meek simplicity. 



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2 Whene'er the angry passions rise, 

And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife, 
On Jesus let us fix our eyes, 
Bright pattern of the christian life ! 

3 O how benevolent and kind ! 
How mild ! how ready to forgive ! 
Be his the temper of our mind, 
And his the rules by which we live. 

4 To do his heavenly father's will, 
Was his employment and delight : 
Humility and holy zeal 

Shone through his life divinely bright ! 

5 Dispensing good where'er he came, 
The labours of his life were love : 
If then we love the Saviour's name, 
Let his divine example move. 

246. S. M. Christian Psalm is* 
Tlie Captain of our Salvation, 

1 Our Captain leads us on, 
He beckons from the skies, 

He reaches out a starry crown, 
And bids us take the prize. 

2 c Be faithful unto death, 
Partake my victory, 

And thou shalt wear this glorious wreath, 
And thou shalt reign with me/ 

3 'T is thus the righteous Lord 

To every soldier saith ; 
Eternal life is the reward 
Of all victorious faith. 



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4 Who conquer in his might, 
The victor's meed receive ; 
They claim a kingdom in his right, 
Which God shall freely give. 



247. 7S M. Mrs Barbauld. 

Invitations of Jesus. 

1 Come, said Jesus' sacred voice, 
Come and make my paths your choice : 
I will guide you to your home ; 
Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 

2 Thou, who, houseless, sole, forlorn, 
Long hast borne the proud world's scorn, 
Long hast roamed the barren waste, 
Weary pilgrim, hither haste ! 

3 Ye, who, tossed on beds of pain, 
Seek for ease, but seek in vain ; 
Ye, whose swoln and sleepless eyes 
Watch to see the morning rise : 

4 Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 

In remorse for guilt who mourn, 
Here repose your heavy care : 
A wounded spirit who can bear ? 

5 Sinner, come ! for here is found 
Balm that flows for every wound ; 
Peace that ever shall endure, 
Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 



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248. S. M. Montgomery. 

The Good Shepherd and his Flock, 

1 Green pastures and clear streams, 
Freedom and quiet rest, 

Christ's flock enjoy, beneath his beams, 
Or in his shadow, blest. 

2 Secure amidst alarms, 
From violence or snares, 

The lambs he gathers in his arms, 
And in his bosom bears. 

3 The wounded and the weak, 
He comforts, heals and binds ; 

The lost he came from heaven to seek, 
And saves them when he finds. 

4 Conflicts and trials done, 
His glory they behold, 

Where Jesus and his flock are one, 
One shepherd and one fold. 

249. L. M. bowring. 

Jesus teaching the People. 

1 How sweetly flowed the gospel's sound 
From lips of gentleness and grace, 
When listening thousands gathered round. 
And joy and reverence filled the place. 

2 From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke 
To heaven he led his followers' way ; 
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke, 
Unveiling an immortal day. 



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3 6 Come, wanderers, to my Father's home, 
Come, all ye weary ones, and rest !' 
Yes, sacred teacher, we will come, 
Obey thee, love thee, and be blest. 

4 Decay, then, tenements of dust ! 
Pillars of earthly pride, decay ! 
A nobler mansion waits the just, 
And Jesus has prepared the way. 



250. l. M. Gregg. 

Not ashamed of Jesus* 

1 Jesus, and can it ever be, 

A mortal man ashamed of thee ? 
Scorned be the thought by rich and poor ; 
My soul shall scorn it more and more. 

2 Ashamed of Jesus ! yes, I may, 
When I Ve no sins to wash away, 
No tears to wipe, no joys to crave, 
And no immortal soul to save. 

3 Ashamed of Jesus ! that dear friend, 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend ? 
No ; when I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere his name. 

4 Till then — nor is the boasting vain — 
Till then I boast a Saviour slain ; 
And O, may this my portion be, 
That Saviour 5 s not ashamed of me ! 



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251. L. M. Wesley's Col 
Glorying in Christ. 

1 Let not the wise their wisdom boast ; 
The mighty glory in his might ; 

The rich in flattering riches trust, 
Which take their everlasting flight. 

2 The rush of numerous years bears down 
The most gigantic strength of man ; 
And where is all his wisdom gone, 
When dust he turns to dust again ? 

3 The Lord, my righteousness, I praise, 
I triumph in the love divine, 

The wisdom, wealth, and strength of grace 
In Christ through endless ages mine. 

252. C. M. COTTERILL. 

The Coming of the Holy Ghost. 

1 Let songs of praises fill the sky ! 

Christ, our ascended Lord, 
Sends down the Spirit from on high, 
According to his word. 

2 The Spirit, by his heavenly breath, 

New life creates within ; 
He quickens sinners from the death 
Of trespasses and sins. 

3 The things of God the Spirit takes 

And shows them unto men ; 
The contrite soul his temple makes, 
God's image stamps again. 



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4 Come, holy Spirit, from above, 
With thy celestial fire ; 
Come, and with flames of zeal and love 
Our hearts and tongues inspire. 

253. p. m. Spirit of the Psalms. 

The Holy Ghost the Comforter. 

1 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed 
His tender, last farewell, 

A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed 
With us to dwell. 

2 He came in tongues of living flame, 
To teach, convince, subdue $ 

All powerful as the wind he came, 
As viewless too. 

3 He came sweet influence to impart, 
A gracious willing guest, 

While he can find one humble heart 
Wherein to rest. 

4 And his that gentle voice we hear, 
Soft as the breath of even, 

That checks each fault, that calms each fear, 
And speaks of heaven. 

5 And every virtue we possess, 
And every victory won, 

And every thought of holiness, 
Are his alone. 

6 Spirit of purity and grace, 
Our weakness pitying see ; 

O make our hearts thy dwelling place, 
And worthier thee. 



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254. C. M. Bp. Heber 

For the Day of Pentecost , or Whitsunday. 

1 Spirit of truth ! on this thy day 

To thee for help we cry, 
To guide us through the dreary way 
Of dark mortality ! 

2 We ask not, Lord, thy cloven flame, 

Or tongues of various tone ; 
But long thy praises to proclaim 
With fervour in our own. 

3 We mourn not that prophetic skill 

Is found on earth no more ; 
Enough for us to trace thy will 
In scripture's sacred lore. 

4 We neither have nor seek the power 

111 demons to control ; 
But thou in dark temptation's hour 
Shalt chase them from the soul. 

5 No heavenly harpings soothe our ear, 

No mystic dreams we share ; 
Yet hope to feel thy comfort near, 
And bless thee in our prayer. 

6 When tongues shall cease, and power decay, 

And knowledge empty prove, 
Do thou thy trembling servants stay 
With faith, and hope, and love 1 



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255, 256. christ and Christianity. 

255. S. M. Episcopal Col, 

Gospel Invitations. 

1 The Spirit, in our hearts, 

Is whispering, 6 Sinner, come 
The Bride, the church of Christ, proclaims 
To all his children, c come !' 

2 Let him that heareth say 
To all about him, come ! 

Let him that thirsts for righteousness, 
To Christ, the fountain, come ! 

3 Yes, whosoever will, 
O let him freely come, 

And freely drink the stream of life ; 
T J is Jesus bids him come. 

4 Lo ! Jesus, who invites, 
Declares, ' 1 quickly come :' 

Lord, even so ! I wait thine hour ; 
Jesus, my Saviour, come ! 

256. S. M. Watts. 

Sinai and Zion. 

1 The law by Moses came : 
But peace and truth and love 

Were brought by Christ, a nobler name, 
Descending from above. 

2 Amidst the house of God 

Their different works were done } 
Moses a faithful servant stood. 
But Christ a faithful Son. 



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3 Then to his new commands 
Be strict obedience paid ; 
O'er all his Father's house he stands 
The sovereign and the head. 

257. C. M Watts 

Moses and Christ, 

1 Not to the terrors of the Lord, 

The tempest, fire and smoke ; 
Not to the thunder of that word 
Which God on Sinai spoke ; 

2 But we are come to Zion's hill, 

The city of our God, 
Where milder words declare his will, 
And spread his love abroad. 

3 Behold the innumerable host 

Of angels, clothed in light ! 
Behold the spirits of the just, 
Whose faith is turned to sight ! 

4 Behold the blest assembly there. 

Whose names are writ in heaven ; 
And God, the judge of all, declares 
Their sins to be forgiven. 

5 The saints on earth, and all the dead. 

But one communion make ; 
All join in Christ, their living Head, 
And of his grace partake. 

6 In such society as this 

My weary soul would rest : 
The man that dwells where Jesus is, 
Must be forever blest. 



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258. C. M. Watts. 

A blessed Gospel. Ps. 89. 

1 Blest are the souls that hear and know 

The gospel's joyful sound ; 
Peace shall attend the paths they go. 
And light their steps surround. 

2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, 

Through their Redeemer's name ; 
His righteousness exalts their hope, 
Nor dares the world condemn. 

3 The Lord, our glory and defence, 

Strength and salvation gives : 
Israel, thy King forever reigns, 
Thy God forever lives. 

259. l. M. Watts. 

The Church's Safety and Triumph. Ps. 46. 

1 God is the refuge of his saints, 
When storms of sharp distress invade ; 
Ere we can offer our complaints, 
Behold him present with his aid. 

2 Let mountains from their seats be hurled 
Down to the deep, and buried there; 
Convulsions shake the solid world, 

Our faith shall never yield to fear. 

3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar , 
In sacred peace our souls abide, 
While every nation, every shore 
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4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow 
Supplies the city of our God; 

Life, love, and joy still gliding through, 
And watering our divine abode. 

5 That sacred stream, thine holy word, 
That all our raging fear controls : 
Sweet peace thy promises afford, 
And give new strength to fainting soul 

6 Zion enjoys her Monarch's love, 
Secure against a threatening hour ; 
Nor can her firm foundations move, 
Built on his truth, and armed with power* 

260. 8 & 7S M. J. Newton. 

The City of God. 

1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God ! 
He whose word cannot be broken, 
Formed thee for his own abode. 

2 On the Rock of Ages founded, 

What can shake thy sure repose ? 
With salvation's walls surrounded, 
Thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 

3 See ! the streams of living waters, 

Springing from eternal love, 
Well supply thy sons and daughters, 
And all fear of want remove. 

4 Who can faint while such a river 

Ever flows then* thirst to assuage ? 
Grace, which, like the Lord the Give* 
Never fails from a^e to nse. 
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261. 8 & 7s M. COWPER. 

Future Peace and Glory of the Church. 

1 Hear what God, the Lord, hath spoken : 

O my people, faint and few, 
Comfortless, afflicted, broken : 

Fair abodes I build for you : 
Scenes of heartfelt tribulation 

Shall no more perplex your ways : 
You shall name your w T alls salvation, 

And your gates shall all be praise. 

2 There, like streams that feed the garden, 

Pleasures without end shall flow ; 
For the Lord, your faith rewarding, 

All his bounty shall bestow : 
Still in undisturbed possession 

Peace and righteousness shall reign ; 
Never shall you feel oppression, 

Hear the voice of war again. 

3 Ye, no more your suns descending, 

Waning moons no more shall see ; 
Rut your griefs for ever ending, 

Find eternal noon in me : 
God shall rise, and shining o'er you, 

Change to day the gloom of night ; 
He, the Lord, shall be your glory, 

God your everlasting light. 



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262. 



262. H. M. Doddridge, 

Efficacy and Success of the Gospel, 

Mark the soft-falling snow, 
And the diffusive rain ! 
To heaven, from whence it fell, 
It turns not back again ; 

But waters earth 

Through every pore, 

And calls forth all 

Her secret store. 

2 Arrayed in beauteous green, 
The hills and valleys shine, 
And man and beast are fed 
By providence divine : 

The harvest bows 
Its golden ears, 
The copious seed 
Of future years. 

3 ' So,' saith the God of grace, 
' My gospel shall descend, 
Almighty to effect 

The purpose I intend; 
Millions of souls 
Shall feel its power, 
And bear it down 
To millions more ' 



263, 264 christ and Christianity. 



263. 7s M. 61. Spirit of the Psalms 

Future Glory of the Church. Ps. 67. 

1 On thy church, O Power Divine, 
Cause thy glorious face to shine ; 
Till the nations from afar 

Hail her as their guiding star ; 
Till her sons from zone to zone 
Make thy great salvation known. 

2 Then shall God, with lavish hand, 
Scatter blessings o'er the land ; 
Earth shall yield her rich increase, 
Every breeze shall whisper peace, 
And the world's remotest bound 
With the voice of praise resound. 



264. l. M. Spirit of the Psalms 

God the Defence of his Cliurch. Ps. 76. 

1 The God of Israel is our Lord, 
Great is his name, his power divine ; 
In Christian temples now adored, 
As once in Judah's holy shrine. 

2 The Lord, who brake the Assyrian bow, 
And horse and rider overthrew, 

Still watches o'er his church below, 
And still will all her foes subdue. 

3 That voice which bids the waves be still, 
Can calm the wilder rage of man; 

Or make the blind and wayward will 
Subservient to his gracious plan. 



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265. C M. Spirit of the Psalms 

The Christian Zion. Ps. 48. 

1 With stately towers and bulwarks strong. 

Unrivalled and alone, 
Loved theme of many a sacred song, 
God's holy city shone. 

2 Thus fair was Zion's chosen seat, 

The glory of all lands ; 
Yet fairer, and in strength complete, 
The Christian temple stands. 

3 The faithful of each clime and age 

This glorious church compose ; 
Built on a rock, with idle rage 
The threatening tempest blows. 

4 In vain may hostile bands alarm, 

For God is her defence ; 
How weak, how powerless each arm, 
Against Omnipotence. 

266. C. M. Doddridge. 

The Way to the Heavenly City. 

1 Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord, 

Your great deliverer sing ; 
Pilgrims, for Zion's city bound, 
Be joyful in your King. 

2 See the fair way his hand hath raised, 

How holy and how plain ! 
Nor shall the simplest travellers err, 
Nor ask the track in vain. 



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3 No ravening lion shall destroy, 

Nor lurking serpent wound ; 
Pleasure and safety, peace and praise, 
Through all the path are found. 

4 A hand divine shall lead you on 

Through all the blissful road, 
Till to the sacred mount you rise, 
And see your Father, God. 

5 There, garlands of immortal joy 

Shall bloom on every head ; 
While sorrow, sighing, and distress, 
Like shadows all are fled. 

6 March on in your Redeemer's strength, 

Pursue his footsteps still ; 
And let the prospect cheer your eye, 
While labouring up the hill. 

267. C. M. Montgomery. 

Singing the Song of the Redeemed. 

1 Sing we the song of those who stand 

Around the eternal throne, 
Of every kindred, clime and land, 
A multitude unknown. 

2 Life's poor distinctions vanish here ; 

To day the young, the old, 
Our Saviour and his flock appear 
One Shepherd and one fold. 

3 Toil, trial, suffering still await 

On earth the pilgrim's throng, 
Yet learn we in our low estate 
The church triumph ant's song. 



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268. 



4 Worthy the Lamb for sinners slain, 

Cry the redeemed above, 
Blessing and honour to obtain, 
And everlasting love. 

5 Worthy the Lamb, on eartn we sing, 

Who died our souls to save ; 
Henceforth, O Death ! where is thy si 
Thy victory, O Grave ! 

6 Then hallelujah ! power and praise 

To God in Christ be given ; 
May all who now this anthem raise 
Renew the song in heaven. 

268. C. M. C. Wesley. 

The Communion of Saints, 

1 The saints on earth and those above 

But one communion make ; 
Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, 
All of his grace partake. 

2 One family, we dwell in him : 

One church above, beneath ; 
Though now divided by the stream, 
The narrow stream of death. 

3 One army of the living God, 

To his command we bow ; 
Part of the host have crossed the flood, 
And part are crossing now. 

4 O God, be thou our constant guide ! 

Then, when the word is given, 
Bid death's cold flood its waves divide, 
And land us safe in heaven. 



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269. L. M. Butcher. 
Final Acceptance of all the Righteous. 

1 From north and south, from east and west, 
Advance the myriads of the blest : 
From every clime of earth they come, 
And find in heaven a common home. 

2 In one immortal throng we view 
Pagan and Christian, Greek and Jew ; 
But, all their doubts and darkness o'er. 
One only God they now adore. 

3 Howe'er divided here below, 

One bliss, one spirit now they know ; 
Though some ne'er heard of Jesus' name 
Yet God admits their honest claim. 

4 On earth, according to their light, 
They aimed to practise what was right ; 
Hence all their errors are forgiven, 
And Jesus welcomes them to heaven. 



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270. C. M. GlSBORNE, 

The Christian's Life. 

\ A soldier's course, from battles won 
To new commencing strife : 
A pilgrim's, restless as the sun 3 — 
Behold the Christian's life ! 

2 The hosts of darkness pant for spoil- 

How can out warfare close ? — 
Lonely we tread a foreign soil — 
How can we hope repose ? 

3 O ! let us seek our heavenly home, 

Revealed in sacred lore ; 
The land whence pilgrims never roam, 
Where soldiers war no more ; 

4 Where grief shall never wound, nor death. 

Beneath the Saviour's reign ; 
Nor sin, with pestilential breath, 
His holy realm profane ; 

5 The land where, suns and moons unknown, 

And night's alternate sway, 
Jehovah's ever-burning throne 
Upholds unbroken day ; 

6 Where they who meet shall never part j 

Where grace achieves its plan ; 
And God, uniting every heart, 
Dwells face to face with man. 
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271. C. M. Doddridge. 

The Christian Race. 

1 Awake, my soul ! stretch every nerve, 

And press with vigour on : 
A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
And an immortal crown. 

2 A cloud of witnesses around 

Hold thee in full survey : 
Forget the steps already trod, 
And onward urge thy way. 

3 'T is God's all-animating voice 

That calls thee from on high ; 
J T is his own hand presents the prize 
To thine aspiring eye ; — 

4 That prize with peerless glories bright, 

Which shall new lustre boast, 
When victors' wreaths and monarchs' g 
Shall blend in common dust. 



272. L. M. "Watts. 

The Christian Race. 

1 Awake, our souls, away, our fears, 
Let every trembling thought be gone ! 
Awake, and run the heavenly race, 
Ana put a cheerful courage on. 

2 True, h is a strait and thorny road, 
And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
But they forget the mighty God, 
That feeds the strength of every saint. 



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3 The mighty God, whose matchless power 
Is ever new and ever young, 

And firm endures, while endless years 
Their everlasting circles run. 

4 From thee, the overflowing spring, 
Our souls shall drink a fresh supply, 
While such as trust their native strength 
Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 

5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, 
We '11 mount aloft to thine abode; 
On wings of love our souls shall fly, 
Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 

273. L. M. Mrs. Barbauld 

The Christian Warfare. 

1 Awake, my soul ! lift up thine eyes; 
See where thy foes against thee rise, 
In long array, a numerous host; 
Awake, my soul ! or thou art lost. 

2 Here giant danger threatening stands, 
Mustering his pale, terrific bands; 
There pleasure's silken banners spread, 
And willing souls are captive led. 

3 See where rebellious passions rage, 
And fierce desires and lusts engage; 
The meanest foe of all the train 

Has thousands and ten thousands slain 

4 Thou tread 'st upon enchanted ground ; 
Perils and snares beset thee round ; 
Beware of all ; guard every part ; 
But most, the traitor in thy heart. 



274. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 

5 Come then, my soul ! now learn to wield 
The weight of thine immortal shield ; 
Put on the armour from above, 

Of heavenly truth, and heavenly love. 

6 The terror and the charm repel, 

And powers of earth, and powers of hell ; 
The man of Calvary triumphed here; — 
Whv should his faithful followers fear ? 



274. L- M. Montgomery. 

The Christian Soldier. 

1 The christian warrior, see him stand 
In the whole armour of his God ; 
The spirit's sw^ord is in his hand ; 
His feet are with the gospel shod : 

2 In panoply of truth complete, 
Salvation's helmet on his head. 

With righteousness, a breastplate meet, 
And faith's oroad shield before him spreaa 

3 With this omnipotence he moves, 
From this the alien armies flee; 
Till more than conqueror he proves, 
Through Christ, who gives him victory. 

4 Thus strong in his Redeemer's strength, 
Sin, death and hell he tramples down, 
Fights the good fight; and wins at length, 
Through mercy, an immortal crown. 



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275 • L. M» Spirit of the Psalms 
True Riches. Ps. 4. 

1 Amidst unsatisfied desires, 

Or trouble's overwhelming flood, 
Eager the doubting heart inquires, 
who will show us any good ? 

2 But happy they who serve the Lord, 
And in his holy name believe; 

They know, from his all-gracious word* 
That he will every w T ant relieve. 

3 When humbly offering at his shrine 
The grateful homage of the heart, 
The Lord will hear, and grace divine 
In rich and copious streams impart. 

4 Worldlings, who wealth and honours love. 
Full many a weary vigil keep; 

But he whose treasure is above, 
Shall rest secure, and sweetly sleep. 

276. C. M. Spirit of the Psalms 

Heavenly Treasures. Ps. 37. 

1 With mines of wealth are sinners poor, 

Unolessing and unblessed ; 
But rich the man, whate'er his store, 
Of inward peace possessed. 

2 At tender pity's urgent call 

His mite is gladly given; 
Though poor the gift, the offering small, 
Its record stands in heaven. 
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3 Ne'er shall he be in life bereft 

Of God's protecting care; 
Nor yet his duteous offspring left 
Unsolaced ills to bear. 

4 And mark the Christian's dying hour, 

No fears, no doubts annoy; 
His trust is in his Father's power, 
His end is peace and joy. 

277. C. P. M. Wesley's Col 

True Wisdom. 

1 Be it my only wisdom here, 

To serve the Lord with filial fear, 

With loving gratitude: 
Superior sense may I display, 
By shunning every evil way, 

And walking in the good. 

2 may I still from sin depart ! 
A w T ise and understanding heart, 

Father, to me be given ! 
And let me through thy Spirit know 
To glorify my God below, 

Aiid find my way to heaven. 

278. C. M. Smart. 

Prayer for Prudence and Wisdom. 

1 Father of light, conduct my feet 

Through life's dark, dangerous road ; 
Let each advancing step still bring 
Me nearer io my God. 



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279 



2 Let heaven-eyed prudence be my guide; 

And when I go astray, 
Recall my feet from folly's path, 
To wisdom's better way. 

3 Teach me in every various scene 

To keep my end in sight; 
And while I tread life's mazy track, 
Let wisdom guide me right. 

4 That heavenly wisdom from above 

Abundantly impart; 
And let it guard, and guide, and warm, 
And penetrate my heart; 

5 Till it shall lead me to thyself, 

Fountain of bliss and love! 
And all my darkness be dispersed 
In endless light above. 

279. L. M. Wesley's Col. 

Christian Wisdom. 

1 Happy the man, who finds the grace, 
The blessing of God's chosen race, 
The wisdom coming from above, 
The faith that sweetly works by love. 

2 Wisdom divine! w T ho tells the price 
Of wisdom's costly merchandise? 
Wisdom to silver we prefer, 

And gold is dross, compared to her. 

3 Her hands are filled with length of days, 
True riches, and immortal praise; 
Riches of Christ, on all bestowed, 

And honour that descends from God 



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4 To purest joys she all invites, 
Chaste, holy, innocent delights: 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her flowery paths are peace. 

5 Happy the man who wisdom gains; 
Thrice happy, who his guest retains , 
He owns, and shall for ever own 
Wisdom, and Christ, and Heaven are one. 

280. C. M. Scotch Paraphrases. 

The Ways of Wisdom 

1 happy is the man who hears 

Instruction's faithful voice; 
And who, celestial wisdom makes 
His early, only choice! 

2 Wisdom has treasures greater far 

Than east or west unfold ; 
And her rewards more precious are 
Than is the gain of gold. 

3 In her right hand she holds to view 

A length of happy years; 
And in her left, the prize of fame 
And honour bright appears. 

4 She guides the young, with innocence, 

In pleasure's path to tread ; 
A crown of glory she bestow r s 
Upon the hoary head. 

5 According as her labours rise, 

So her rewards increase; 
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, 
And all her paths are peace. 



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281. 



281. -L. M. Henry Moore. 
Wisdom and Virtue sought from God, 

1 Supreme and universal light! 
Fountain of reason! judge of right! 
Parent of good ! whose blessings flow 
On all above, and all below: 

2 Assist us, Lord ! to act, to be, 
What nature and thy laws decree; 
Worthy that intellectual flame, 
Which from thy breathing spirit came. 

3 Our moral freedom to maintain, 
Bid passion serve, and reason reign, 
Self-poised and independent still 
On this world's varying good or ill. 

4 No slave to profit, shame, or fear, 
may our steadfast bosoms bear 
The stamp of heaven, an upright heart, 
Above the mean disguise of art ! 

5 May our expanded souls disclaim 
The narrow view, the selfish aim; 
But with a christian zeal embrace 
Whate'er is friendly to our race. 

6 Father! grace and virtue grant; 
No more we wish, no more we want: 
To know, to serve thee, and to love, 
Is peace below, — is bliss above. 



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282- S. M. C. Wesley. 

Watching, Prayer, and Perseverance 

1 A charge to keep I have, 
A God to glorify; 

A never-dying soul to save, 

And St it for the sky; 

To serve the present age, 

My calling to fulfil : 
may it all my powers engage 

To do my Master's will ! 

2 Arm me with jealous care, 
As in thy sight to live; 

And, 0! thy servant, Lord, prepare 
The strict account to give: 
Help me to watch and pray, 
And on thyself rely: 

Assured, if I my trust betray, 
I shall forsaken die. 



283. CM. C.Wesley. 
Watchfulness. 

1 I want a principle within 

Of jealous, godly fear; 
A sensibility of sin, 
A pain to find it neai\ 

2 I want the first approach to leel 

Of pride, or fond desire; 
To catch the wandering of my will, 
And quench the kindling fire. 



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284, 



3 From thee that I no more may part. 

No more thy goodness grieve, 
The filial awe, the fleshly heart, 
The tender conscience give. 

4 Quick as the apple of an eye, 

God, my conscience make! 
Awake my soul, when sin is nigh, 
And keep it still awake. 



284. S. M. Wesley's Col 
For Christian Principles. 

1 My God, my strength, my hope. 
On thee I cast my care, 

With humble confidence look up, 

And know thou hear'st my prayer. 

Give me on thee to wait, 

Till I can all things do; 
On thee, almighty to create, 

Almighty to renew. 

2 I w T ant a sober mind. 
A self renouncing will, 

That tramples down and casts behind 

The baits of pleasing ill ; 

A soul inured to pain, 

To hardship, grief and loss, 
Bold to take up, firm to sustain 

The consecrated cross. 

3 I want a godly fear, 

A quick discerning eye, 
That looks to thee when sin is neai, 
And sees the tempter fly; 



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A spirit still prepared, 
And armed with jealous care. 
For ever standing on its guard, 
And watching unto prayer. 

4 I want a true regard, 
A single, steady aim, 

Unmoved by threatening or reward 
To thee and thy great name; 
A zealous, just concern 
For thine immortal praise; 

A pure desire that all may learn, 
And glorify thy grace. 

5 I rest upon thy word ; 
The promise is for me: 

My succour and salvation, Lord, 
Shall surely come from thee: 
But let me still abide, 
Nor from my hope remove, 

Till thou my patient spirit guide 
Into thy perfect love. 

285. C. M. Doddridge 

Christian Watchfulness. 

1 Awake, my drowsy soul, awake, 

And view the threatening scene: 
Legions of foes encamp around, 
And treachery lurks within. 

2 'T is not this mortal life alone 

These enemies assail ; 
How canst thou hope for future bliss, 
If their attempts prevail ? 



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8 Then to the work of God awake — 
Behold thy master near — 
The various, arduous task pursue 
With vigor, and with fear. 

4 The awful register goes on, 

The account will surely come; 
And opening day, or closing night 
May bear me to my doom. 

5 Tremendous thought! how deep it strikes 

Yet like a dream it flies, 
Till God's own voice the slumbers chase 
From these deluded eyes. 

286. S. M. Doddridge. 

Christian Activity and Watchfulness. 

1 Ye servants of the Lord, 
Each in his office wait, 
Observant of his heavenly word, 
And watchful at his gate. 

8 Let all your lamps be bright, 
And trim the golden flame : 
Gird up your loins, as in his sight, 
For awful is his name. 

3 Watch! H is your Lord's command ; 
And while we speak, he 's near: 

Mark the first signal of his hand, 
And ready all appear. 

4 happy servant he, 

In such a posture found ! 
He shall his Lord with rapture see ; 
And be with honour crowned. 
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287. C. P. M. Henry Moore 
The Charms of Virtue imperishable. 

1 All earthly charms, however dear, 
Howe'er they please the eye or ear, 

Will quickly fade and fly; 
Of earthly glory faint the blaze, 
And soon the transitory rays 

In endless darkness die. 

2 The nobler beauties of the just 
Shall never moulder in the dust, 

Or know a sad decay; 
Their honours time and death defy, 
And round the throne of heaven on high 

Beam everlasting day. 



288. C. M. J. Newton. 
Trust of the Wicked and Righteous compared* 

1 As parched in the barren sands, 

Beneath a burning sky, 
The worthless bramble withering stands, 
And only grows to die: 

2 Such is the sinner's awful case, 

Who makes the world his trust, 
And dares his confidence to place 
In vanity and dust. 

3 A secret curse destroys his root, 

And dries his moisture up ; 
He lives awhile, but bears no fruit, 
Then dies without a hope. 



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4 But happy he whose hopes depend 

Upon the Lord alone; 
The soid that trusts in such a friend 
Can ne'er be overthrown. 

5 So thrives and blooms the tree, whose roots 

By constant streams are fed : 
Arrayed in green, and rich in fruits, 
It realms its branching head. 

) It thrives, though rain should be denied, 
And drought around prevail ; 
3 T is planted by a river side, 
Whose waters cannot fail. 



289- L. M. Sir Henry Wotton. 

An independent and happy Life. 

1 How happy is he born or taught, 
Who serveth not another's will ; 
Whose armour is his honest thought, 
And simple truth his highest skill : 

2 Whose passions not his masters are; 
Whose soul is still prepared for death; 
Not tied unto the world with care 

Of prince's ear or vulgar breath: 

3 Who God doth late and early pray 
More of his grace than goods to lend, 
And walks with man, from day to day, 
As with a brother and a friend. 

4 This man is freed from servile bands 
Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; 
Lord of himself, though not of lands, 
And having nothing, yet hath all. 



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290. CM. Tate & Brady. 
Happiness of a Holy Life. Ps. 119. 

1 How blest are they who always keep 

The pure and perfect w r ay! 
Who never from the sacred paths 
Of God's commandments stray. 

2 Thrice blest! who to his righteous laws 

Have still obedient been; 
And have with fervent humble zeal 
His favour sought to win. 

3 Thou strictly hast enjoined us, Lord, 

To learn thy sacred will, 
And all our diligence employ 
Thy statutes to fulfil. 

4 the i that thy most holy will 

Might o'er my w T ays preside, 
And I the course of all my life 
By thy direction guide ! 

5 Then with assurance should I walk, 

From all confusion free, 
Convinced with joy that all my w T ays 
With thy commands agree. 

291. L. M. Watts. 

Pleasures of a good Conscience. 

1 Lord, how secure and blest are they 
Who feel the joys of pardoned sin! 
Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, 
Their minds have heaven and peace within. 



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2 The day glides sweetly o'er their heads, 
Made up of innocence and love; 

And soft and silent as the shades, 
Their nightly minutes gently move. 

3 Quick as their thoughts their joys come on, 
But fly not half so swift away! 

Their souls are ever bright as noon, 
And calm as summer evenings be. 

4 How oft they look to th' heavenly hills, 
Where groves of living pleasures grow! 
And longing hopes and cheerful smiles 
Sit undisturbed upon their brow. 

292. C. M. Tate & Brady. 
The Good happy, the Wicked miserable. Ps. 1. 

1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents 

By ill advice to walk; 
Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits 
Where men profanely talk: 

2 But makes the perfect law of God 

His business and delight; 
Devoutly reads therein by day, 
And meditates by night. 

3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams, 

With timely fruit does bend, 
He still shall flourish, and success 
All his designs attend. 

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts, 

No lasting root shall find ; 
Untimely blasted, and dispersed, 
Like chaff before the wind. 
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5 For God approves the just man's ways; 
To happiness they tend ; 
But sinners, and the paths they tread, 
Shall both in ruin end. 

293. C. M. Tate & Brady. 
Character of a Good Man. Ps. 15. 

1 Lord, who 's the happy man, that may 

To thy blest courts repair; 
Not strangerlike, to visit them, 
But to inhabit there? 

2 'T is he, whose every thought and deed 

By rules of virtue moves; 
Whose generous tongue disdains to sp'jak 
The thing his heart disproves. 

3 Who never did a slander forge, 

His neighbour's fame to w r ound, 
Nor hearken to a false report, 
By malice whispered round. 

4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power, 

Can treat with just neglect; 
And piety, though clothed in rags, 
Religiously respect. 

5 Who to his plighted vows and trust 

Has ever firmly stood ; 
And though he promise to his loss, 
He makes his promise good. 

6 The man who by this steady course 

Has happiness ensured, 
When earth's foundations shake, shall stand. 
By Providence secured. 



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294. 7S M. Merrick. 
The Good Man blessed of God. Ps. 15. 

1 Who shall tow'rd thy chosen seat 
Turn in glad approach his feet? 
Who, great God, a welcome guest, 
On thy hallowed mountain rest? 

2 He whose heart thy love has warmed ; 
He whose will, to thine conformed, 
Bids his life unsullied run; 

He whose word and thought are one. 

3 He who ne'er with cruel aim 
Seeks to wound an honest fame, 
Nor with gloomy joy possessed 
Can a brother's peace molest. 

4 Who, from servile terror free, 
Spurns at those who spurn at thee, 
And to each who thee obeys 
Love and lowliest reverence pays. 

5 What he swears, with steadfast will 
To his loss he shall fulfil ; 

Nor can bribes his sentence guide 
'Gainst the guiltless to decide. 

6 He who thus, with heart unstained, 
Treads the path by thee ordained, 
He, great God, shall own thy care, 
And thy constant blessing share. 



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295. C. M. Watts. 
Qualifications of a Christian. P». 15. 

1 Who shall inhabit in thy hill, 

God of holiness? 
Whom will the Lord admit to dwell 
So near his throne of grace? 

2 The man that walks in pious ways, 

And works with righteous hands, 
That trusts his Maker's promises, 
And follows his commands. 

3 He speaks the meaning of his heart, 

Nor slanders with his tongue; 
Will scarce believe an ill report, 
Nor do his neighbour wrong. 

4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, 

Loves all that fear the Lord ; 
And though to his own hurt he swears, 
Still he performs his word. 

5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, 

And never gripe the poor: 
This man shall dwell with God on earth, 
And find his heaven secure. 



296. L. M. Montgomery. 

Security and Happiness of the Righteous. Ps. 

1 The earth is thine, Jehovah; thine 
Its peopled realms and wealthy stores; 
Built on the floods by power divine, 
The waves are ramparts to the shores. 



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2 But who shall reach thy holy place, 
Or who, Lord, ascend thy hill ? 
The pure in heart shall see thy face, 
The perfect man that doth thy will. 

3 He who to bribes hath closed his hand, 
To idols never bent the knee, 

Nor sworn in falsehood, — he shall stand 
Redeemed, and owned, and kept by thee. 



297. C. M. Tate & Brady. 

The Man whom God approves, Ps. 24. 

1 This spacious earth is all the Lord's; 

The Lord's her fulness is; 
The world, and all that dwell therein, 
By sovereign right are his. 

2 But for himself, this Lord of all 

One chosen seat designed : 
0! who shall to that sacred hill 
Deserved admittance find ? 

3 The man whose hands and heart are pure, 

Whose thoughts from pride are free; 
Who honest poverty prefers 
To gainful perjury. 

4 This, this is he, on whom the Lord 

Shall shower his blessings down; 
Whom God his Saviour shall vouchsafe 
With righteousness to crown. 



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298. C. M. Doddridge. 

Walking with God. 

1 Thrice happy souls, who, born from heaven, 

While yet they sojourn here. 
Do all their days with God begin, 
And spend thern in his fear. 

2 'Midst hourly cares, may love present 

Its incense to thy throne; 
And while the world our hands employs, 
Our hearts be thine alone. 

3 As sanctified to noblest ends, 

Be each refreshment sought ; 
And by each various providence 
Some wise instruction brought. 

4 When to laborious duties called, 

Or by temptations tried, 
We '11 seek the shelter of thy wings, 
And in thy strength confide. 

5 As different scenes of life arise, 

Our grateful hearts would be 
With thee amidst the social band, 
In solitude w T ith thee. 

6 In solid, pure delights like these, 

Let all our days be past; 
Nor shall we then impatient wish. 
Nor shall we fear the last. 



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299. L. M. 6 1 Montgomery. 
The Christian Israel, 

1 Thus far on life's perplexing path, 
Thus far thou, Lord, our steps test led, 
Snatched from the world's pursuing wrath, 
Unharmed though floods o'erhung our head ! 
Like ransomed Israel on the shore, 

Here then we pause, look back, adore. 

2 Strangers and pilgrims here below, 
Like all our fathers, in their day, 
We to the land of promise go, 
Lord, by thine own appointed way: 
Still guide, illumine, cheer our flight, 
In cloud by day, in fire by night. 

3 Protect us through the wilderness, 
From every peril, plague, and foe; 
With bread from heaven thy people bless. 
And living streams where'er we go; 

Nor let our rebel hearts repine, 
Or follow any voice but thine. 

4 Thy holy law to us proclaim, 
But not from Sinai's top alone; 
Hid in the rock-cleft be thy name, 

Thy power, and all thy goodness, shown; 
And may we never bow the knee, 
Or worship any God but thee. 

5 When we have numbered all our years. 
And stand, at length, on Jordan's brink, 
Though the flesh fail with mortal fears, 
let not then the spirit sink; 

But strong in faith, and hope, and love, 
Plunge through the stream, to rise above! 



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300. L. M. Mrs. Steel* 
Resolution and Example. 

1 Ah wretched souls, who strive in vain, 
Slaves to the world, and slaves to sin! 
A nobler toil may I sustain, 

A nobler satisfaction win. 

2 May I resolve, with all my heart, 
With all my powers to serve the Lord ; 
Nor from his precepts e'er depart, 
Whose service is a rich reward. 

3 be his service all my joy! 
Around let my example shine, 
Till others love the blest employ, 
And join in labours so divine. 

4 may I never faint nor tire, 

Nor, wandering, leave his sacred ways} 
Great God ! accept my soul's desire, 
And give me strength to live thy praise. 

301. C. M. Exeter Col. 
Fortitude founded on Godly Fear. 

1 Blest is the man who fears the Lord, 

H'is well established mind, 
In every varying scene of life, 
Shall true composure find. 

2 Oft through the deep and stormy sea 

The heavenly footsteps lie; 
But on a glorious w T orld beyond 
His faith can fix its eye. 



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3 Though dark his present prospects be, 

And sorrows round him dwell, 
Yet hope can whisper to his soul, 
That all shall issue well. 

4 Full in the presence of his God, 

Through every scene he goes, 
And, fearing him, no other fear 
His steadfast bosom knows. 

302. S. M. Moravian 

The Christian encouraged. 

1 Give to the winds thy fears; 
Hope and be undismayed ; 

God hears thy sighs, and counts thy tears; 
God shall lift up thy head. 

2 Through waves, through clouds and storms, 
He gently clears thy way; 

Wait thou his time, so shall the night 
Soon end in joyous day. 

3 He every where hath rule, 
And all things serve his might; 

His every act pure blessing is, 
His path unsullied light. 

4 Thou comprehend'st him not; 
Yet earth and heaven tell, 

God sits as sovereign on the throne; 
He ruleth all things well. 

5 Thou seest our weakness, Lord, 
Our hearts are known to thee: 

0, lift thou up the sinking hand, 
Confirm the feeble knee! 
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6 Let us, in life or death, 
Boldly thy truth declare; 
And publish, with our latest breath, 
Thy love and guardian care. 

303. C. M. DODDRIDG* 

Christian Ambition. 

1 Now let a true ambition rise, 

And ardor fire our breast, 
To reign in worlds above the skies, 
In heavenly glories drest. 

2 Behold Jehovah's royal hand 

A radiant crown display, 
Whose gems with vivid lustre shine, 
While suns and stars decay. 

3 Ye hearts, with youthful vigor warm, 

The glorious prize pursue; 
Nor shall ye want the goods of earth, 
While heaven is kept in view. 

304. L. M. Kelly. 

Warning against Slothfulness 

1 Israel, to thy tents repair! 
Why thus secure on hostile ground ? 
Thy Lord commands thee to beware, 
For many foes thy camp surround. 

2 sleep not thou, as others do; 
Awake, be vigilant, be brave; 
The coward and the sluggard too 
Must wear the fetters of the slave. 



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3 A nobler lot is cast for thee; 

A crown awaits thee in the skies: 
With such a hope shall Israel flee, 
And yield, through weariness, the prize? 

4 No; let a careless world repose, 

And slumber on through life's short day, 
While Israel to the conflict goes, 
And bears the glorious prize away. 

305. CM. J.Newton 

Christian Perseverance. 

1 Rejoice, believer, in the Lord, 

Who makes your cause his own; 
The hope that 's built upon his word 
Can ne'er be overthrown. 

2 Though many foes beset your road, 

And feeble is your arm, 
Your life is hid with Christ in God, 
Beyond the reach of harm. 

3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint, 

Or, fainting, shall not die; 
For God, the strength of every saint, 
Will aid you from on high. 

4 Though sometimes unperceived by sense, 

Faith sees him always near, 
A Guide, a Glory, a Defence; 
Then w T hat have you to fear? 

5 As surely as Christ overcame, 

And triumphed once for you; 
So surely you that love his name 
Shall triumph in him too. 



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306. L. M. Doddridge 

Faith encouraged. 

1 Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaims 
His various and his saving names ; 

may they not be heard alone, 
But by our sure experience known! 

2 Let great Jehovah be adored, 
The eternal, all-sufficient Lord ; 

He, through the world, Most High confessed, 
By whom h was formed, and is possessed. 

3 Awake, our noblest powers, to bless 
The God of Abraham, God of peace; 
Now by a dearer title known, 
Father and God of Christ his son. 

4 Through every age, his gracious ear 
Is open to his servants' prayer; 
Nor can one humble soul complain 
That it hath sought its God in vain. 

5 What unbelieving heart shall dare 
In whispers to suggest a fear, 
While still he owns his ancient name, 
The same his power, his love the same? 

6 To thee our souls in faith arise; 
To tnee we lift expecting eyes; 
And boldly through the desert tread, 

For God will guard where God shall lead. 



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307. C M. beddome. 

5 Fear Not: 

1 Ye trembling souls, dismiss your fears, 

Be mercy all your theme; 
Mercy, which like a river flows, 
In one perpetual stream. 

2 Fear not the powers of earth and hell ; 

God will those powers restrain; 
His arm shall all their rage repel, 
And make their efforts vain. 

3 Fear not the want of outward good : 

For his he will provide; 
Grant them supplies of daily food, 
And give them heaven beside. 

4 Fear not that he will e'er forsake, 

Or leave his work undone; 
He 's faithful to his promises, 
And faithful to his Son. 

308. C. M. Beddome. 
Sincerity and Self- Ex animation. 

1 Am I an Israelite indeed, 

Without a false disguise? 
Have I renounced my sins, and left 
My refuges of lies? 

2 Say, does my heart unchanged remain. 

Or is it formed anew? 
What is the rule by which I walk 9 
The object I pursue? 
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3 Cause me, God of truth and grace, 
My real state to know; 
If I am wrong, set me right ! 
If right, preserve me so! 

309- O. M. Watt, 

Sincerity and Hypocrisy. 

1 God is a Spirit, just and wise, 

He sees our inmost mind ; 
In vain to heaven we raise our cries, 
And leave our souls behind. 

2 Nothing bat truth before his throne 

With honour can appear; 
The painted hypocrites are known 
Through the disguise they wear. 

3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, 

Their bending knees the ground ; 
But God abhors the sacrifice 
Where not the heart is found. 

4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my wajs, 

And make my soul sincere; 
Then shall I stand before thy face, 
And find acceptance there. 

810. L. M. Henry Moor*. 

For Steadiness of Principle, 

1 Amidst a world of hopes and fears, 
A wild of cares, and toils, and tears, 
Where foes alarm and dangers threat, 
And pleasures kill, and glories cheat: 



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311. 



2 Shed down, Lord ! a heavenly ray 
To guide me in the doubtful way; 
And o'er me hold thy shield of power, 
To guard me in the dangerous hour. 

3 Teach me the flattering paths to shun, 
In which the thoughtless many run, 
Who for a shade the substance miss, 
And grasp their ruin in their bliss. 

4 May never pleasure, wealth or pride, 
Allure my wandering soul aside; 
But through this maze of mortal ill, 
Safe lead me to thy heavenly hill. 

311. L. M. Scott. 
Charitable Judgment. 

1 All-seeing God ! 't is thine to know 
The springs whence wrong opinions flow 
To judge from principles within, 
When frailty errs, and when w T e sin. 

2 Who among men, great Lord of all, 
Thy servant to his bar shall call ? 
Judge him, for modes of faith, thy foe. 
And doom him to the realms of wo? 

3 Who with another's eye can read? 
Or worship by another's creed? 
Trusting thy grace, we form our own. 
And bow to thy commands alone. 

4 If wrong, correct; accept, if right; 
While faithful, we improve our light. 
Condemning none, but zealous still 
To learn and follow all thy will. 



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312. C. M. Nee DHAM. 

Moderation. 

1 Happy the man, whose cautious steps 

Still keep the golden mean; 
Whose life, by wisdom's rules well formed, 
Declares a conscience clean. 

2 What blessings bounteous Heaven bestows, 

He takes with thankful heart; 
With temperance he both eats and drinks, 
And gives the poor a part. 

3 To sect or party his large soul 

Disdains to be confined ; 
The good he loves of every name, 
And prays for all mankind. 

4 His business is to keep his heart; 

Each passion to control ; 
Nobly ambitious well to rule 
The empire of his soul. 

5 Not on the world his heart is set, 

His treasure is above; 
Nothing beneath the sovereign good 
Can claim his highest love. 

313. S. M. Watts. 

The Blessing of Peace. Ps. 183. 

1 Blest are the sons of peace, 

Whose hearts and hopes are one; 
Whose kind designs to serve and please, 
Through all their actions run. 



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2 Blest is the pious house, 
Where zeal and friendship meet; 

Their songs of praise, their mingled vows, 
Make their communion sweet. 

3 Thus, when on Aaron's head 
They poured the rich perfume, 

The oil through all his raiment spread, 
And pleasure filled the room. 

4 Thus on the heavenly hills 
The saints are blest above, 

Where joy, like morning dew, distils, 
And all the air is love. 

314. H. M. Montgomery 

The Blessing of Peace. Ps. 133. 

1 How beautiful the sight 
Of brethren who agree 
In friendship to unite, 
And bonds of charity; 

'T is like the precious ointment, shed 
O'er all his robes, from Aaron's head 

2 'T is like the dews that fill 
The cups of Hermon's flowers; 
Or Zion's fruitful hill, 

Bright with the drops of showers; 
When mingling odors breathe around 
And glory rests on all the ground. 

3 For there the Lord commands 
Blessings, a boundless store, 
From his unsparing hands. 
Yea, life for evermore. 

Thrice happy they, who meet above, 
To spend eternity in love. 



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315 C. M. Spirit of the Psalmi 

Peace and Love, Ps. 133. 

1 Spirit of peace! who as a dove 

Appeared to human gaze, 
No richer gift than Christian love 
Thy gracious power displays. 

2 J T is like the precious oil of old, 

Which, poured on Aaron's head, 
O'er all his garment's ample fold 
In grateful fragrance spread. 

3 Sweet as the dew on herb and flower 

That silently distils, 
At evening's soft and balmy hour. 
On Z ion's fruitful hills. 

4 So witii mild influence from above 

Shall promised grace descend, 
Till universal peace and love 
O'er all the earth extend. 

316. S. M. Beddome, 

Christian Unity. 

1 Let party names no more 

The Christian world o'erspread ; 
Gentile and Jew, and bond and free 
Are one in Christ their head. 

2 Among the saints on earth 
Let mutual love be found ; 

Heirs of the same inheritance, 
With mutual blessings crowned. 



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3 Let envy, and ill will 
Be banished far away; 

Those should in holy friendship dwell 
Who the same Lord obey. 

4 Thus will the church below 
Resemble that above; 

Where streams of pleasure always flow 
And every heart is love. 

31T. C. M. Montgomery. 
Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace, 

1 The glorious universe around, 

The heavens with all their train, 
Sun, moon and stars, are firmly bounc 
In one mysterious chain. 

2 The earth, the ocean, and the sky 

To form one world agree; 
Where all that walk, or swim, or fly, 
Compose one family. 

3 God in creation thus displays 

His wisdom and his might, 
While all his works with all his ways 
Harmoniously unite. 

4 In one fraternal bond of love, 

One fellowship of mind, 
The saints below and saints above 
Their bliss and glory find. 

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5 Here, in their house of pilgrimage 

Thy statutes are their song; 
There, through one bright, eternal age, 
Thy praises they prolong. 



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6 Lord, may our union form a part, 
Of that thrice happy whole; 
Derive its pulse from thee the heart, 
Its life from thee the soul. 



318. C. M. Watts. 

Hidden Life of the Christian, 

1 happy soul, that lives on high, 

While men lie grovelling here! 
His hopes are fixed above ihe sky, 
And faith forbids his fear. 

2 His conscience knows no secret stings, 

While grace and joy combine 
To form a life, whose holy springs 
Are hidden and divine. 

3 He waits in secret on his God ; 

His God in secret sees; 
Let earth be all in arms abroad, 
He dwells in heavenly peace. 

4 His pleasures rise from things unseen, 

Beyond this world and time; 
Where neither eyes nor ears have been, 
Nor thoughts of mortals climb. 

5 He wants no pomp nor royal throne 

To raise his honours here: 
Content and pleased to live unknown, 
Till Christ his life appear. 



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319. S. M- Doddridge. 
Communion with God and Christ 

1 Our heavenly Father calls, 
And Christ invites us near; 

With both our friendship shall be sweet. 
And our communion dear. 

2 God pities all my griefs; 
He pardons every day; 

Almighty to protect my soul, 
And wise to guide my way. 

3 Jesus, my living head, 

I bless thy faithful care; 
Mine advocate before the throne, 
And my forerunner there. 

4 Here fix, my roving heart, 
Here wait, my warmest love, 

Till the communion be complete 
In nobler scenes above. 

320. C. M. J. New TON. 

Confidence in God. 

1 happy they who know the Lord, 

With whom he deigns to dw T ell ; 
He feeds and cheers them by his word, 
His arm supports them well. 

2 To them, m each distressing hour, 

His throne of grace is near; 
And w T hen they plead his love and power, 
He stands engaged to hear. 
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3 He helped his saints in ancient days 

Who trusted in his name; 
And we can witness to his praise, 
His love is still the same. 

4 His presence sweetens all cur cares, 

And makes our burdens light; 
A word from him dispels our fears, 
And gilds the gloom of night. 

5 Lord, w T e expect to suffer here, 

Nor would we dare repine; 
But give us still to find thee near, 
And own us still for thine. 

6 Let us enjoy and highly prize 

The tokens of thy love, 
Till thou shalt bid our spirits rise 
To worship thee above. 

321. L. M. J.Newton. 

Contentment and Trust in God. 

1 Be still, my heart! these anxious cares 
To thee are burdens, thorns and snares 
They cast dishonour on thy Lord, 
And contradict his gracious word. 

2 Brought safely by his_hand thus far, 
Why wilt thou now give place to fear? 
How canst thou want if he provide, 
Or lose thy way with such a guide? 

3 Did ever trouble yet befall, 
And he refuse to hear thy call ; 
And has he not his promise past, 
That thou shalt overcome at last? 



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4 He who has helped me hitherto 
Will help me ail my journey through, 
And give me daily cause to raise 
New trophies to his endless praise. 

5 Though rough and thorny be the road, 
It leads thee home apace to God ; 
Then count thy present trial small, 
For heaven will make amends for all. 



322. L. M. Watts, 

Holiness and Grace. 

1 So let our lips and lives express 
The holy gospel we profess; 

So let our works and virtues shine, 
To prove the doctrine all divine. 

2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
The hrnours of our Saviour God, 
When the salvation reigns within, 
And grace subdues the power of sin. 

3 Our flesh and sense must be denied, 
Passion and envy, lust and pride; 

While justice, temperance, truth and love, 
Our inward piety approve. 

4 Religion bears our spirits up, 
While we expect that blessed hope, 
The bright appearance of the Lord, 
And faith stands leaning on his word. 



324 



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323. S. M. cowpek 

Dependence on God. 

1 To keep the lamp alive, 
With oil we fill the bowl ; 

'T is water makes the willow thrive, 
And grace that feeds the soul. 

2 The Lord's unsparing hand 
Supplies the living stream; 

It is not at our own command, 
But still derived from him. 

3 Man's wisdom is to seek 
His strength in God alone; 

And even an angel would be weak, 
Who trusted in his own. 

4 Retreat beneath his wings, 
And in his grace confide; 

This more exalts the King of kings, 
Than all your works beside. 

5 In God i? all our store, 
Grace issues from his throne; 

Whoever says, c I want no more,' 
Confesses he has none. 



324, CM. Tate & Brady. 
Happiness of Trusting in God. Ps. 33. 

? T is God, who those that trust in him 

Beholds with gracious eyes; 
He frees their soul from death, their want 

In time of dearth supplies. 



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2 How happy then are they, to whom 
The Lord for God is known! 
Whom he, from all the world besides, 
Has chosen for his own. 

S Our souls on God with patience wait; 
Our help and shield is he: 
Then, Lord, still let our hearts rejoice, 
Because we trust in thee. 

4 The riches of thy mercy, Lord, 
Do thou to us extend ; 
Since we, for all we want or wish, 
On thee alone depend. 

325. C. M. Watts. 

Love to God. 

1 Happy the heart where graces reign, 

Where love inspires the breast: 
Love is the brightest of the train, 
And strengthens all the rest. 

2 Knowledge — alas! 't is all in vain, 

And all in vain our fear; 
Our stubborn sins will fight and reign, 
If love be absent there. 

3 This is the grace that lives and sings, 

When faith and hope shall cease; 
'T is this shall strike our joyful strings 
In the sweet realms of bliss. 

4 Before we quite forsake our clay, 

Or leave this dark abode, 
The wings of love bear us away 
To see our gracious God. 

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326. CM. rippon'sCoi 

Holiness to the Lord. 

1 Holy and reverend is the name 

Of our eternal King ; 
Thrice holy Lord, the angels cry; 
Thrice holy, let us sing. 

2 Holy is he in all his works, 

And truth is his delight; 
But sinners and their wicked ways 
Shall perish from his sight. 

3 The deepest reverence of the mini 

Pay, my soul, to God ; 
Lift with thy hands a holy heart 
To his sublime abode. 

4 With sacred awe pronounce his name, 

Whom words nor thoughts can reach, 
A broken heart shall please him more 
Than the best forms of speech. 

5 Thou holy God ! preserve my soul 

From all pollution free; 
The pure in heart are thy delight, 
And they thy face shall see. 

327. L. M. j. roscoe 

Entire Trust in God. 

1 How rich the blessings, my God, 
Which teach this grateful heart to glow, 
How kindly poured, and free bestowed, 
The rivers of thy mercy flow 1 



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328 



2 How calmly rolb the sea of life; 
Secure in thine immortal trust, 

The soul has hushed her secret strife. 
Nor longer shudders at the dust. 

3 Though sorrow's cloud awhile o'ercast 
The dawn of earthly hope and joy, 
She knows that it must soon be past, 
And will unveil eternity. 

4 Then virtue's humble toil and prayer 
Shall stand acknowledged at thy throne, 
Triumphant over earthly care; 

And the blest record thou wilt own. 



328. L. M. Doddridge. 
Service of God. 

1 My gracious God, I own thy right 
To every service I can pay; 

And call it my supreme delight 
To hear thy dictates, and obey. 

2 What is my being but for thee, 
Its sure support, its noblest end ? 
Thy ever-smiling face to see, 

And serve the cause of such a friend ? 

3 Thy work my hoary age shall bless, 
When youthful vigor is no more; 
And my last hour of life confess 
Thy love hath animating power. 



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829. 



L. M. 



Norton. 



Trust and Submission, 



1 My God, I thank thee! may no thought 
E'er deem thy chastisements severe; 
But may this heart, by sorrow taught, 
Calm each wild wish, each idle fear. 

2 Thy mercy bids all nature bloom; 
The sun shines bright, and man is gay 
Thine equal mercy spreads the gloom, 
That darkens o'er his little day. 

3 Full many a throb of grief and pain 
Thy frail and erring child must know 
But not one prayer is breathed in vain. 
Nor does one tear unheeded flow. 

4 Thy various messengers employ; 
Thy purposes of love fulfil ; 
And, mid the wreck of human joy, 
Let kneeling faith adore thy will. 



1 My God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee: 
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 

2 Why should my passions mix with earth, 
And thus debase my heavenly birth? 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Saviour, go? 



330. 



L. M. 



Watts. 



Retirement and Meditation. 



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3 Call me away from flesh and sense: 

One sovereign word can draw me thence: 
I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferior joys resign. 

4 Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn; 
Let noise and vanity be gone: 

In secret silence of the mind, 

My heaven, and there my God, I find. 

331. C. M. cowper. 

Religious Retirement 

1 Far from the world, Lord ! I flee, 

From strife and tumult far; 
From scenes, where sin is waging still 
Its most successful war. 

2 The calm retreat, the silent shade, 

With prayer and praise agree; 
And seem by thy sweet bounty made 
For those who follow thee. 

3 There, if thy spirit touch the soul, 

And grace her mean abode; 
with what peace, and joy, and love 5 
She communes with her God. 

4 There, like the nightingale, she pours 

Her solitary lays; 
Nor asks a witness of her song, 
Nor thirsts for human praise. 

5 Author and Guardian of my life, 

Sweet source of light divine, 
And all harmonious names in one, 
My Father — thou art mine! 



332, 333. 



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6 What thanks I owe thee, and what love, 

A boundless, endless store, 
Shall echo through the realms above, 
When time shall be no more. 

332. C. M. Doddridge. 

He that hath the Son hath Life, 

1 happy Christian, who can boast 

4 The son of God is mine!' 
Happy, though humbled in the dust; 
Rich in this gift divine. 

2 He lives the life of heaven below, 

And shall for ever live; 
Eternal streams from Christ shall flow 
And endless vigour give. 

3 That life we ask with bended knee, 

Nor will the Lord deny; 
Nor will celestial mercy see 
Its humble suppliants die. 

4 That life obtained, for praise alone 

We wish continued breath; 
And taught by blest experience, own 
That praise can live in death. 

333. S. M. Anonymous. 

The Blessing of Meekness. 

1 c Blest are the meek,' he said, 
Whose doctrine is divine; 
The humble-minded earth possess, 
And bright in heaven will shine. 



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334 



2 While here on earth they stay, 
Calm peace with them shall dwell ; 

And cheerful hope and heavenly joy 
Beyond what tongue can tell, 

3 The God of peace is theirs; 
They own his gracious sway; 

And yielding all their wills to him. 
His sovereign laws obey. 

4 No angry passions move, 
No envy fires the breast; 

The prospect of eternal peace 
Bids every trouble rest. 

5 gracious Father, grant 
That we this influence feel, 

That all we hope, or wish, may be 
Subjected to thy will. 

334. S. M. Doddridge. 

Ornament of a meek and quiet Spirit 

1 How glorious, Lord, art thou! 
How bright thy splendors shine! 

Whose rays, reflected, gild thy saints 
With ornaments divine. 

2 With lowliness and love, 
Wisdom and courage meet; 

The grateful heart, the cheerful eye. 
How reverend and how sweet! 

3 In beauties such as these, 
Thy children now are drest; 

But brighter habits shall they wear 
In regions of the blest. 



335, 336 THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 



335. C. M. Watt,. 

Humility and Submission. Ps. 131. 

1 Is there ambition in my heart? 

Search, gracious God, and see; 
Or do I act a haughty part? 
Lord, I appeal to thee. 

2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still 

And all my carriage mild ; 
Content, my Father, with thy will, 
And quiet as a child. 

3 The patient soul, the lowly mind 

Shall have a large reward : 
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned, 
And trust a faithful Lord. 



336. L» M. Spirit of the Psalms 

Meekness and Lowliness of Heart. Ps. 131. 

1 c Oh learn of me,' the Saviour cried, 
c Oh learn of me, ye sons of pride; 
For I am lowly, humble, meek, 

No haughty looks high thoughts bespeak! 1 

2 Yes, blest Immanuel ! thou wast mild. 
Patient, and gentle as a child ; 

And they who would thy kingdom see, 
Must meek and lowly be like thee. 



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337, 338 



337. 



L. M. 



Enfield. 



Humility. 



1 Wherefore should man, frail child of clay, 
Who, from the cradle to the shroud, 

Lives but the insect of a day — 

why should mortal man be proud ? 

2 His brightest visions just appear, 
Then vanish, and no more are found ; 
The stateliest pile his pride can rear, 
A breath may level with the ground. 

3 By doubt perplexed, in error lost, 
With trembling step he seeks his way: 
How vain of wisdom's gift the boast ! 
Of reason's lamp, how faint the ray! 

4 Follies and sins, a countless sum, 
Are crowded in life's little span: 
How ill, alas! does pride become 
That erring, guilty creature, man ! 

5 God of my life! Father divine! 
Give me a meek and lowly mind : 
In modest worth, let me shine, 
And peace in humble virtue find. 



338. 



L. M. 



Doddridge, 



Christian Patience. 



1 Wait on the Lord, ye heirs of hope 
And let his word support your souls; 
Well can he bear your courage up, 
And all your foes and fears control. 



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339. 



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2 He waits his own well-chosen hour 
The intended mercy to display: 
And his paternal pities move, 
While wisdom dictates the delay. 

3 Blest are the humble souls, that wait 
With sw^et submission to his will ; 
Harmonious all their passions move, 
And in the midst of storms are still ; — 

4 Still, till their Father's well-known voice 
Wakens their silence into songs; 

Then earth grows vocal with his praise, 
And heaven the grateful shout prolongs. 

339. C. M. Watts. 

Liberality rewarded. Ps. 112. 

1 Happy is he that fears the Lord, 

And follows his commands; 
Who lends the poor without reward, 
Or gives with liberal hands. 

2 As pity dwells within his breast 

To all the sons of need, 
So God shall answer his request 
With blessings on his seed. 

3 No evil tidings shall surprise 

His well established mind ; 
His soul to God, his refuge, flies, 
And leaves his fears behind. 

4 In times of general distress, 

Some beams of light shall shine, 
To show the world his righteousness, 
And give him peace divine. 



THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 340, 341. 



5 His works of piety and love 
Remain before the Lord : 
Honour on earth, and joys above, 
Shall be his sure reward. 

340. L. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

The Blessings of Charity. Ps. 41. 

1 How blest are they who daily prove, 
By acts of charity and love, 

The fervent gratitude they owe 

To Him from whom all blessings flow. 

2 In hours of sickness, or of pain, 
God will their fainting souls sustain; 
Bright hopes shall cheer the bed of death, 
Sweet peace attend their parting breath. 

3 When, summoned from the silent tomb, 
The assembled world await their doom, 
These shall behold their Saviour's face 
Beaming with smiles of heavenly grace; 

4 And from his lips their raptured ear 
Shall this their gracious sentence hear, 
Come, ye blessed of the Lord, 
Come, and receive your bright reward. 



341. C. M. J.Newton. 

True and false Zeal. 

1 Zeal is that pure and heavenly flame 
The fire of love supplies; 
While that which often bears the name, 
Is self, in a disguise. 



342. 



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2 True zeal is merciful and mild, 

Can pity and forbear; 
The false is headstrong, fierce and wild, 
And breathes revenge and war. 

3 While zeal for truth the Christian warms, 

He knows the worth of peace; 
But self contends for names and forms, 
Its party to increase. 

4 Self may its poor reward obtain, 

And be applauded here; 
But zeal the best applause will gain 
When Jesus shall appear. 

5 God, the idol self dethrone, 

And from our hearts remove; 
And let no zeal by us be shown, 
But tli at which springs from love. 

342. L. M. Scott. 
Forms of Devotion vain without Virtue, 

1 The uplifted eye, and bended knee, 
Are but vain homage, Lord, to thee: 
In vain our lips thy praise prolong, 
The heart a stranger to the song. 

2 Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal, 
The breaches of thy precepts heal ? 
Or fasts and penance reconcile 

Thy justice, and obtain thy smile? 

3 The pure, the humble, contrite mind, 
Sincere, and to thy will resigned, 
To thee a nobler offering yields, 
Than Sheba's groves, or Sharon's fields 



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4 Love God and man — this great command 
Doth on eternal pillars stand: 
This did thine ancient prophets teach, 
And this thy well-beloved preach. 

343. L. M. Watts. 

Walking by Faith, 

1 'T is by the faith of joys to come 
We walk through deserts dark as night. 
Till we arrive at heaven, our home, 
Faith is our guide, and faith our lignt. 

2 The want of sight she well supplies; 
She makes the pearly gates appear; 
Far into distant worlds she flies, 
And brings eternal dories near. 

3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, 
While faith inspires a heavenly ray; 
Though lions roar, and tempests blow, 
And rocks and dangers fill the way. 

4 So Abraham, by divine command, 
Left his own house to walk with God : 
His faith beheld the promised land, 
And fired his zeal along the road. 



344. 7s M. J. Taylor, 

The accepted Offering, 

1 Father of our feeble race, 
Wise, beneficent, and kind, 
Spread o'er nature's ample face, 
Flows thy goodness unconfined: 

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345. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. 

Musing in the silent grove, 
Or the busy walks of men, 
Still we trace thy wondrous love, 
Claiming large returns again. 

2 Lord, what offering shall we bring, 
At thine altars when we bow? 
Hearts, the pure unsullied spring, 
Whence the kind affections flow; 
Soft compassion's feeling soul, 
By the melting eye expressed; 
Sympathy, at whose control, 
Sorrow leaves the wounded breast; 

3 Willing hands to lead ihe blind, 
Bind the wounded, feed the poor; 
Love, embracing all our kind, 
Charity, with liberal store: 
Teach us, thou heavenly King, 
Thus to show our grateful mind, 
Thus the accepted offering bring, 
Love to thee, and all mankind. 

345. L. M. Drummond. 

Faith without Works is dead. 

I As body when the soul has fled, 
As barren trees, decayed and dead, 
Is faith; a hopeless, lifeless thing, 
If not of righteous deeds the spring. 

? One cup of healing oil and wine, 
One tear-drop shed on mercy's shrine, 
Is thrice more grateful, Lord, to thee, 
Than lifted eye or bended knee. 



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346. 



S To doers only of the word. 

Propitious is the righteous Lord ; 

He hears their cries, accepts their prayers, 

And heals their wounds, and soothes their cares, 

4 In true and genuine faith, we trace 
The source of every christian grace; 
Within the pious heart it plays, 

A living fount of joy and praise. 

5 Kind deeds of peace and love, betray 
Where'er the stream has found its way; 
But where these spring not rich and fair, 
The stream has never wandered there. 

346. L. M. Watts. 

All Things vain without Love* 

1 Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, 
And nobler speech than angels use, 

If love be absent, I am found 

Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 

2 Were I inspired to preach and tell 
All that is done in heaven and hell ; 
Or could my faith the world remove, 
Still I am nothing without love. 

3 Should I distribute all my store, 
To feed the cravings of the poor; 
Or give my body to the flame, 
To gain a martyr's glorious name; 

4 If love to God and love to men 
Be absent, all my hopes are vain: 
Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, 
The works of love can e'er fulfil. 



347, 348. 



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34T. C. M. Christian Psalmist 
Faith, Hope and Charity, 

1 Faith, hope, and love, now dwell on earth, 

And earth by them is blest ; 
But faith and hope must yield to love, 
Of all the graces best. 

2 Hope shall to full fruition rise, 

And faith be sight above; 
These are the means, but this the end, 
For saints forever love. 

348. C M. Roscoe. 
The two great Commandments. 

1 This is the first and great command — 

To love thy God above; 
And this the second — as thyself 
Thy neighbour thou shalt love. 

2 Who is my neighbour ? He who wants 

The help which thou canst give; 
And both the law and prophets say 
This do, and thou shalt live. 



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349. 7s M. J. TAYLoa. 

Sins confessed and mourned. 

1 God of mercy, God of love, 
Hear our sad repentant song; 
Sorrow dwells on every face, 
Penitence on every tongue. 

2 Deep regret for follies past, 
Talents w r asted, time mispent; 
Hearts debased by worldly cares, 
Thankless for the blessings lent: 

3 Foolish fears, and fond desires, 
Vain regrets for things as vain; 
Lips too seldom taught to praise, 
Oft to murmur and complain : 

4 These, and every secret fault, 
Filled with grief and shame we own; 
Humbled at thy feet we lie, 
Seeking pardon from thy throne. 

5 God of mercy, God of grace, 
Hear our sad repentant songs; 
restore thy suppliant race, 
Thou to whom all praise belongs. 



350, 351, CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 



350. L. M. beddome. 

Inconstancy lamented, 

1 The wandering star and fleeting wind 
Are emblems of the fickle mind ; 
The morning cloud and early dew 
Bring our inconstancy to view. 

2 But cloud and wind, and dew and star, 
Only a faint resemblance bear; 

Nor can there aught in nature be 
So changeable and frail as we. 

3 Our outward walk and inward frame, 
Are scarcely through an hour the same; 
We vow, and straight our vows forget, 
And then those very vows repeat. 

4 With contrite hearts, Lord, we confess 
Our folly and unsteadfastness; 

When shall these hearts more stable be, 
Fixed by thy grace alone on thee! 



351. C. M. cowper. 

Human Frailty, 

1 Weak and irresolute is man: 

The purpose of today, 
Woven with pains into his plan, 
Tomorrow rends away. 

2 Some foe to his upright intent 

Finds out his weaker part; 
Virtue engages his assent, 
But pleasure wins his heart. 



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3 Bound on a voyage of awful length, 

Through dangers little known; 
A stranger to superior strength, 
Man vainly trusts his own. 

4 But oars alone can ne'er prevail 

To reach the distant coast; 
The breath of heaven must swell the sail, 
Or all the toil is lost. 



352. 7S M. Merrick. 
Seeking a clean Heart. Ps. 19 

1 Blest Instructor, from thy ways 
Who can tell how oft he strays? 
Purge me from the guilt that lies 
Wrapt within my heart's disguise. 

2 Let my tongue, from error free, 
Speak the words approved by thee; 
To thy all observing eyes, 

Let my thoughts accepted rise. 

3 While I thus thy name adore, 
And thy healing grace implore, 
Blest Redeemer, bow thine ear, 
God, my strength, propitious hear. 



353. L. M. 61. Wesley's Col 
Imploring Forgiveness and Renewal of Heart* 
1 Forgive us, for thy mercy's sake, 
Our multitude of sins forgive! 
And for thy own possession take, 
And bid us to thy glory live: 
Live in thy sight, and gladly prove 
Our faith, by our obedient lov* 



354. 



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2 The covenant of forgiveness seal, 
And all thy mighty wonders show! 
Our hidden enemies expel, 

And conquering them to conquer go, 
Till all of pride and wrath be slain, 
And not one evil thought remain! 

3 put it in our inward parts, 
The living law of perfect love! 
Write the new precept on our hearts; 
We shall not then from thee remove, 
Who in thy glorious image shine, 
Thy people, and for ever thine! 

354. L. M. Watts. 

Seeking- Forgiveness. Ps. 51. 

1 thou that hear'st when sinners cry, 
Though all my crimes before thee lie, 
Behold them not with angry look, 
But blot their memory from thy book. 

2 Create my nature pure within, 
And form my soul averse to sin; 
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, 
Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 

3 I cannot live without thy light, 

Cast out and banished from thy sight: 
Thine holy joys, my God, restore, 
And guard me, that I fall no more. 

4 A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring; 

The God of grace will ne'er despise 
A broken heart for sacrifice. 



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5 may thy love inspire my tongue ! 
Salvation shall be all my song; 
And all my powers shall join to bless 
The Lord my strength and righteousness. 

355. L. M. Watts. 

A Penitent pleading for Pardon. Ps. 51 

1 Show pity, Lord ; Lord, forgive; 
Let a repenting rebel live: 

Are not thy mercies large and free? 
May not a sinner trust in thee? 

2 My crimes are great, but can't surpass 
The power and glory of thy grace: 
Great God, thy nature hath no bound, 
So let thy pardoning love be found. 

3 wash my soul from every sin, 

And make my guilty conscience clean: 
Here on my heart the burden lies, 
And past offences pain mine eyes. 

4 Yet, save a trembling sinner, Lord, 
Whose hope, still hovering round thy word^ 
Would light on some sweet promise there, 
Some sure support against despair. 

356. C M. Doddridge. 

Cleanse thou me from secret Faults, 

i Searcher of hearts, before thy face 
I all my soul display; 
And, conscious of its innate arts, 
Intreat thy strict survey. 
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2 If, lurking in its inmost folds, 

I any sin conceal, 
0! let a ray of light divine 
The secret guile reveal. 

3 If, tinctured with that odious gall, 

Unknowing I remain, 
Let grace, like a pure silver stream, 
Wash out the hateful stain. 

4 If, in these fatal fetters bound, 

A wretched slave I lie, 
Smite off my chains, and wake my soul 
To light and liberty. 

5 To humble penitence and prayer 

Be gentle pity given; 
Speak ample pardon to my heart, 
And seal its claim to heaven. 

357. CM. H. H- Mil map*, 

Praying for Divine Help. 

1 Oh help us, Lord ! each hour of need 

Thy heavenly succour give; 
Help us in thought, and word, and deed, 
Each hour on earth we live. 

2 Oh help us, when our spirits bleed, 

With contrite anguish sore, 
And when our hearts are cold and dead, 
Oh help us, Lord, the more. 

S Oh help us, through the prayer of faith 
More firmly to believe; 
For still the more the servant hath, 
The more shall he receive. 



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4 Oh help us, Father! from on high, 
We know no help but thee; 
Oh ! help us so to live and die, 
As thine in heaven to be. 

358« L» M. Christian Psalmist, 
Amidst Temptation. 

1 My gracious Lord! whose changeless love 
To me, nor earth nor death can part; 
When shall my feet forget to rove? 

Ah, what shall fix this faithless heart? 

2 Cold, weary, languid, heartless, dead, 
To thy dread courts I oft repair; 

By conscience dragged, or custom led, 
I come; nor know that God is there! 

3 God, thy sovereign aid impart, 
And guard the gifts thyself hast given; 
My portion thou, my treasure art, 
And life, and happiness, and heaven. 

4 Would aught with thee my wishes share, 
Though dear as life the idol be, 

The idol from my breast I '11 tear, 
Resolved to seek my all from thee. 

359. S. M. beddomb. 

Hope reviving. 

1 And shall I sit alone, 

Oppressed with grief and fear; 
To God my Father make my moan, 
And he refuse to hear? 



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2 If he my Father be, 
His pity he will show; 

From cruel bondage set me free, 
And inward peace bestow. 

3 If still he silence keep, 
'T is but my faith to try; 

He knows and feels whene'er I weep, 
And softens every sigh. 

4 Then will I humbly wait, 
Nor once indulge despair; 

My sins are great, but not so great 
As his compassions are. 



360. L. M. Moravian. 

Hoping for Grace, 

1 My soul before thee prostrate lies; 
To thee, her source, my spirit flies; 
My wants I mourn, my chains I see; 
let thy presence set me free ! 

2 In life's short day, let me yet more 
Of thy enlivening power implore; 
My mind must deeper sink in thee, 

My foot stand firm, from wandering free, 

3 One only care my soul should know, 
Father, all thy commands to do: 
Ah! deep engrave it on my breast, 
That I in thee alone am blest. 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 361, 362 



361. L. M. 6 1. bp.hebek. 

Seeking Befuge, 

1 Forth from the dark and stormy sky, 
Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly; 
Forth from the world, its hope and fear, 
Father, we seek thy shelter here: 
Weary and weak, thy grace we pray: 
Turn not, Lord ! thy guests away ! 

2 Long have we roamed in want and pain, 
Long have we sought thy rest in vain; 
Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, 
Long have our souls been tempest tost: 
Low at thy feet our sins we lay; 

Turn not, Lord ! thy guests away! 



362. C. M. Montgomery. 

Preparation of the Heart. 

1 Lord, teach us how to pray aright, 

With reverence and with fear: 
Though dust and ashes in thy sight, 
We may, we must draw near. 

2 Burdened with guilt, convinced of siii, 

In weakness, want, and wo, 
Fightings without, and fears within, 
Lord, whither shall we go? 

8 God of all grace, we come to thee, 
With broken contrite hearts; 
Give what thine eye delights to see, 
— Truth in the inward parts : — 
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4 Give deep humility; — the sense 

Of godly sorrow give; 
— A strong desiring confidence, 
To hear thy voice and live; — 

5 Patience, to watch, and wait, and weep, 

Though mercy long delay; 
Courage, our fainting souls to keep, 
And trust thee, though thou slay. 

6 Give these, — and then thy will be done 

Thus strengthened with all might, 
We, by thy Spirit and thy Son, 
Shall pray, and pray aright. 

363- L. M. Doddridge 

Communing with our Hearts, 

1 Return, my roving heart, return, 

And chase these shadowy forms no more; 
Seek out some solitude to mourn, 
And thy forsaken God implore. 

2 Wisdom and pleasure dwell at home; 
Retired and silent seek them there; 
True conquest is ourselves t' overcome, 
True strength to break temptation's snare 

And thou, my God, whose piercing eye 
Distinct surveys each deep recess, 
In these abstracted hours draw nigh, 
And with thy presence fill the plac3. 

Through all the mazes of my heart, 
My search let heavenly wisdom guide; 
And still its radiant beams impart, 
Till all be searched and purified. 



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4 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 364, 365. 



5 Then, with the visits of thy love, 
Vouchsafe my inmost soul to cheer ; 
Till every grace shall join to prove, 
That God hath fixed his dwelling there. 

364. L« M. Montgomery. 
The Soul returning to God. 

1 Return, my soul, unto thy rest, 
From vain pursuits and maddening cares; 
From lonely woes that wring thy breast, 
The world's allurements, toils and snares. 

2 Return unto thy rest, my soul, 

From all the wanderings of thy thought; 
From sickness unto death made whole; 
Safe through a thousand perils brought. 

3 Then to thy rest, my soul, return, 
From passions every hour at strife; 
Sin's works, and ways, and wages spurn, 
Lay hold upon eternal life. 

4 God is thy rest; — with heart inclined 
To keep his word, that word believe 
Christ is thy rest; — with lowly mind, 
His light and easy yoke receive. 

365. S. M. Tate & Brady, 

Pardoning Mercy of God. Ps. 130. 

J My soul with patience waits 
For thee, the living Lord; 
My hopes are on thy promise built, 
Thy never failing word. 



366. 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 



2 My longing eyes look out 
For thine enlivening ray, 

More duly than the morning watch 
To spy the dawning day. 

3 In thee I trust, my God; 

No bounds thy mercy knows; 
The plenteous source and spring from which 
Eternal succour flows: 

4 Whose friendly streams to us 
Supplies in want convey; 

A healing spring, a spring to cleanse, 
And wash our guilt away. 

366. C. M. Doddridge. 

The Voice of Divine Pardon, 

1 My Father, let me hear thy voice 

Pronounce the words cf peace, 
And all my warmest powers shall join 
To celebrate the grace. 

2 With gentle smile call me thy child, 

And speak my sins forgiven, 
The accents mild shall charm mine ear 
All like the harps of heaven. 

3 Cheerful, where'er thy hand shall lead. 

The darkest path I '11 tread ; 
Cheerful I '11 quit these mortal shores, 
And mingle with the dead. 

4 When dreadful guilt is done away. 

No other fears we know; 
That hand which scatters pardons down, 
Shall crowns of life bestow. 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 367, 368. 



367. C. M. Doddridge. 

Salvation only in God, 

1 How Jong shall dreams of creature-bliss 

Our flattering hopes employ? 
And mock our fond, deluded eyes 
With visionary joy? 

2 Why, from the mountains and the hills 

Is our salvation sought? 
While our eternal Rock 's forsook, 
And Israel's God forgot. 

3 The living spring neglected flow3 

Full in our daily view, 
Yet we, with anxious, fruitless toil 
Oar broken cisterns hew T . 

4 These fatal errors, gracious God, 

With gentle pity see; 
To thee our roving eyes direct, 
And fix our hearts on thee. 

368. S. M. Watts. 

Forgiveness of Sin upon Confession. Ps. 82. 

blessed souls are they, 
Whose sins are covered o'er! 
Divinely blest, to whom the Lord 
Imputes their guilt no more! 

2 They mourn their follies past, 
And keep their hearts with care; 
Their lips and lives, without deceit, 
Shall prove their faith sincere. 



369, 370. CONFESSION AND penitence. 



3 While I concealed my guilt, 
I felt the festering wound ; 

Till I confessed my sins to thee, 
And ready pardon found. 

4 Let sinners learn to pray, 

Let saints keep near the throne; 
Our help in times of deep distress 
Is found in God alone. 

369. L. M. Tate & Brady. 

Forgiveness of Sin upon Confession. Ps. 32. 

1 He 's blessed who has thy pardon gained, 
Whose sins, God, no more appear; 
Wliose guilt remission has obtained. 

And whose repentance is sincere. 

2 No sooner I my wound disclosed, 
The guilt that tortured me within, 
But thy forgiveness interposed, 
And mercy's healing balm poured in. 

3 True penitents shall thus succeed, 

Who seek thee, while thou may'st be found ; 
And, from the common deluge freed, 
Shall see remorseless sinners drowned. 

870. C. M. Mrs. Carter. 

Mercy of God to the Penitent. 

1 thou, the wretched's sure retreat, 
Who dost our cares control, 
And with the cheerful smile of peace 
Revive the fainting soul ! 



CONFESSION AND PENITENCE. 

2 Did ever thy propitious ear 

The humble plea disdain? 
Or when did plaintive misery sigh, 
Or supplicate in vain? 

3 Oppressed with grief and shame, dissolved 

In penitential tears, 
Thy goodness calms our anxious doubts, 
And dissipates our fears. 

4 From that blest source, propitious hope 

Appears serenely bright, 
And sheds her soft and cheering beam 
O'er sorrow's dismal night. 

5 Our hearts adore thy mercy, Lord, 

And bless the friendly ray, 
Which ushers in the smiling morn 
Of everlasting day. 

371. L. M. Doddridge. 

Wanderers recovered. Ps. 119. 

1 Lord, we have wandered from thy way, 
Like foolish sheep have gone astray, 
Our pleasant pastures we have left, 
And of their guard our souls bereft. 

2 Exposed to want, exposed to harm, 
Far from our gentle shepherd's arm; 
Nor will these fatal wanderings cease, 
Till thou reveal the paths of peace. 

3 seek thy thoughtless servants, Lord, 
Nor let us quite forget thy word ; 

Our erring feet do thou restore, 
And keep us, that we stray no more. 



372 ; 373. CONFESSION AND penitence. 



372- C. M. C. Wesley. 

Vain Repentances. 

1 Times without number have I prayed, 

This only once forgive; 
Relapsing when thy hand was stayed, 
And suffered me to live: 

2 Yet now the kingdom of thy peace, 

Lord, to my heart restore; 
Forgive my vain repentances, 
And bid me sin no more. 

373. C. M. wa TTS. 

Freedom from Sin and Misery in Heaven* 

1 Our sins, alas! how strong they be! 

And like a violent sea, 
They break our duty, Lord, to thee, 
And hurry us away. 

2 The waves of trouble, how they rise! 

How loud the tempests roar! 
But death shall land our w^eary souls 
Safe on the heavenly shore. 

3 There, to fulfil his sweet commands. 

Our speedy feet shall move; 
No sin shall clog our winged zeal, 
Or cool our burning love. 

4 There shall we sit, and sing, and tell 

The wonders of his grace; 
Till heavenly raplures fire our hearts, 
And smile in every face. 



DEVOUT ASPIRATIONS AND AFFECTIONS. 



374. S. M. Montgomery. 

The Lord's Prayer. 

1 Our heavenly Father, hear 
The prayer we offer now: 

Thy name be hallowed far and near, 
To thee all nations bow. 

2 Thy kingdom come; thy will 
On earth be done in love, 

As saints and seraphim fulfil 
Thy perfect law above. 

3 Our daily bread supply, 
While by thy word we live; 

The guilt of our iniquity 
Forgive as we forgive. 

4 From dark temptation's power 
Our feeble hearts defend ; 

Deliver in the evil hour, 
And guide us to the end. 

5 Thine, then, forever be 
Glory and power divine; 

The sceptre, throne, and majesty 
Of heaven and earth are thine. 
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375, 376. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



375. L. IVl. Birmingham Col*, 
The Lord's Prayer. 

1 Father, adored in worlds above! 
Thy glorious name be hallowed still; 
Thy kingdom come in truth and love; 
And earth, like heaven, obey thy will. 

2 Lord, make our daily wants thy care; 
Forgive the sins which we forsake: 
In thy compassion let us share, 

As fellow men of ours partake. 

3 Evils beset us every hour; 
Thy kind protection we implore, 
Thine is the kingdom, thine the power, 
The glory thine for evermore. 

376. C M. H. M. Williams. 

Habitual Devotion. 

1 While thee I seek, protecting Power! 

Be my vain wishes stilled ; 
And may this consecrated hour 
With better hopes be filled. 

2 Thy love the powers of thought bestowed ; 

To thee my thoughts would soar; 
Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed- — 
That mercy I adore! 

3 In each event of life, how clear 

Thy ruling hand I see! 
Each blessing to my soul more dear. 
Because conferred by thee. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



4 In every joy that crowns my days, 

In every pain I bear, 
My heart shall find delight in praise, 
Or seek relief in prayer. 

5 When gladness wings my favoured hour 

Thy love my thoughts shall fill : 
Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower 
My soul shall meet thy will. 

6 My lifted eye, without a tear, 

The gathering storm shall see; 
My steadfast heart shall know no fear;— 
That heart shall rest on thee! 

877. C. M. Tate & Bradt. 
Seeking the Presence of God, 

1 Continue, Lord, to hear my voice, 

Whene'er to thee I cry; 
In mercy d\ my prayers receive, 
Nor my request deny. 

2 When us to seek thy glorious face 

Tlou kindly dost advise, — 
Thy ploricus face I '11 always seek, 
My grateful heart replies. 

3 I trusted that my future life 

Should with thy love be crowned ; 
Or else my fainting soul had sunk, 
With sorrow compassed round. 

4 God's time with patient faith expect. 

And he HI inspire thy breast 
With inward strength: do thou thy part 
And leave to him the rest. 



37S. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



378. C. M. Montgomery. 

Ask, and ye shall receive. 

1 What shall we ask of God in prayer? 

Whatever good we want; 
Whatever man may seek to share, 
Or God in wisdom grant. 

2 Father of all our mercies, — thou, 

In whom we move and live, 
Hear us in heaven, thy dwelling, now. 
And answer, and forgive. 

3 When harassed by ten thousand foes, 

Our helplessness we feel, 
give the weary soul repose. 
The wounded spirit heal. 

4 When dire temptations gather round, 

And threaten or allure, 
By storm or calm, in thee be found 
A refuge strong and sure. 

5 When age advances, may we grow 

In faith, in hope, and love; 
And walk in holiness below 
To holiness above. 

6 When earthly joys and cares depart, 

Desire and envy cease, 
Be thou the portion of our heart, 
In thee may we have peace. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



379. 380 



379- L- M. 6 1. c. w**rci. 

Fur the Influences of the Spirit, 

1 I want the spirit of power within, 
Of love, and of a healthful mind ; 
Of power to conquer every sin, 
Of love to God and all mankind ; 
Of health that pain and death defies, 
Most vigorous when the body dies. 

2 that the Comforter would come, 
Nor visit as a transient guest, 

But fix in me his constant home, 
And keep possession of my breast; 
And make my soul his loved abode, 
The temple of indwelling God ! 

380. L. M. 61. Wesley's Cou 

For the Direction of God's Spirit 

1 Leader of Israel's host, and guide 
Of all who seek the land above, 
Beneath thy shadow we abide, 
The cloud of thy protecting love; 

Our strength thy grace, our rule thy word> 
Our end the glory of the Lord. 

2 By thine unerring Spirit led, 
We shall not in the desert stray; 
We shall not full direction need, 
Nor miss our providential way; 
As far from danger as from fear, 
While love, almighty love, is near. 



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881, 382. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



881. L. M. Sir Walter Scott. 

Imploring the constant Presence of God. 

1 When Israel, of the Lord beloved, 
Out from the land of bondage came, 
Her father's God before her moved, 
An awful guide in smoke and flame. 

2 By day, along the astonished lands 
The cloudy pillar glided slow; 

By night, Arabia's crimsoned sands 
Returned the fiery column's glow. 

3 Thus present still, though now unseen, 
When brightly shines the prosperous day, 
Be thoughts of thee a cloudy screen, 

To temper the deceitful ray! 

4 And 0, when gathers on our path 

In shade and storm the frequent night, 
Be thou, long suffering, slow to wrath, 
A burning and a shining light! 



382. L. M. br OWNE. 

For the Guidance of the Holy Spirit. 

1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With light and comfort from above; 
Be thou our Guardian, thou our Guide; 
O'er every thought and step preside. 

2 The light of truth to us display, 

And make us know and choose thy wa) 
Plant holy fear in every heart, 
That we from God may not depart. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



383, mi 



Z Lead us to holiness, the road 

That we must take to dwell with God ; 
Lead us to Christ, the living way, 
Nor let us from his precepts stray. 

4 Lead us to God, our final rest, 
In his enjoyment to be blest; 
Lead us to heaven, the seat of bliss, 
Where pleasure in perfection is. 

383. C. M. Watts. 

For Fervency of Devotion. 

1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

With all thy quickening powers, 
Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 

2 In vain we tune cur formal songs, 

In vain we strive to rise; 
Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 

3 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 

With all thy quickening powers; 
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 



384. 10s M. Dr. Johnson. 

Imploring Divine Light. 

1 thou whose power o'er moving worlds pres 'de^ 
Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides! 
On darkling man in pure effulgence shine, 
And cheer the clouded mind with light divine! 



385. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



2 ? T is thine alone to calm the pious breast 
With silent confidence, and holy rest; 
From thee, great God ! we spring, to thee we tend, 
Path, motive, guide, original, and end. 



385. L. M. 61. Moravian. 

Seeking after God. 

1 Thou hidden love of God, whose height, 
Whose depth unfathomed no man knows; 
I see from far thy beauteous light, 

Inly I sigh for thy repose. 

My heart is pained ; nor can it be 

At rest, till it. find rest in thee. 

2 Thy secret voice invites me still 
The sweetness of thy yoke to prove; 
And fain I would ; but though my will 
Seem fixed, yet wide my passions rove; 
Yet hindrances strew all the way; 

I aim at thee, yet from thee stray. 

3 5 T is mercy all, that thou hast brought 
My mind to seek her peace in thee: 
Yet, while I seek, but find thee not, 
No peace my wandering soul shall see. 
when shall all my wanderings end, 
And all my steps to thee-ward tend ! 

4 Is there a thing beneath the sun, 

That strives with thee my heart to share? 
Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone, 
The Lord of every motion there! 
Then shall my heart from earth be free, 
When it hath found repose in thee. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



386, 337. 



386. C. M. Watts. 

God our Portion here and hereafter. Ps. 73. 

1 God, ray supporter and my hope, 

My help forever near, 
Thine arm of mercy held me up, 
When sinking in despair. 

2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet 

Through this dark wilderness; 
Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, 
To dwell before thy face. 

3 What if the springs of life were broke, 

And flesh and heart should faint! 
God is my soul's eternal rock, 
The strength of eveiy saint. 

4 Behold the sinners, that remove 

Far from thy presence, die; 
Not all the idol gods they love 
Can save thern when they cry. 

5 But to draw near to thee, my God, 

Shall be my sweet employ; 
My tongue shall sound thy works abroad. 
And tell the world my joy. 

387. L. M. Tate & Brady 

God our Portion. Ps. 73. 

1 Lord, whom in heaven, but thee alone, 
Have I, whose favour I require? 
Throughout the spacious earth there 's none 
That T, beside thee can desire. 



388. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



2 My trembling flesh and aching heart 
May often fail to succour me; 

But God shall inward strength impart, 
And my eternal portion be. 

3 For they that far from thee remove, 
Shall into sudden ruin fall : 

If after other gods they rove, 

Thy vengeance shall destroy them all. 

4 But as for me, 't is good and just 
That I should still to God repair; 
In him I always put my trust, 

And will his wondrous works declare. 



388- 8 & 7S M. Wesley'* Col, 

Divine Love, 

1 Love divine, ail love excelling, 

Joy of heaven, to earth come down! 
Fix in us thy humble dwelling, 

All thy faithful mercies crown. 
Father! thou art all compassion, 

Pure, unbounded love thou art; 
Visit us with thy salvation, 

Enter every longing heart. 

2 Breathe, breathe thy loving Spirit 

Into every troubled breast; 
Let us all in thee inherit. 

Let us find thy promised rest. 
Come, almighty to deliver, 

Let us all thy life receive, 
Graciously come down, and never, 

Never more thy temples leave. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 389, 390. 



389. S. M. Watts 

Seeking God. Ps. 63. 

1 My Go J, permit my tongue 
This joy, to call thee mine; 

And let my early cries prevail 
To taste thy love divine. 

2 My thirsty fainting soul 
Thy mercy does implore; 

Not travellers in desert lands. 
Can pant for water more. 

3 For life without thy love 
No relish can afford ; 

No joy can be compared to this, 
To serve and please the Lord. 

4 Since thou hast been my help, 
To thee my spirit flies, 

And on thy watchful providence 
My cheerful hope relies. 

5 The shadow of thy wings 
My soul in safety keeps: 

I follow where my Father leads, 
And he supports my steps. 

390. L. M. Watts. 

Faith in Divine Grace and Power. Ps. 62. 

1 My spirit looks to God alone; 
My rock and refuge is his throne: 
In all my fears, in all my straits, 
My soul on his salvation waits. 



391. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, 
Pour out your hearts before his face; 
When helpers fail, and foes invade, 
God is our all-sufficient aid. 

3 Once has his awful voice declared, 
Once and again my ears have heard, 
c All power is his eternal due; 

He must be feared and trusted too.' 

4 For sovereign power reigns not alone; 
Grace is a partner of the throne: 
Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, 
Shall well divide our last reward. 

391. L. M. 61. Moravian 

Living to God. 

1 draw me, Father, after thee, 
So shall I run and never tire; 

With gracious words still comfort me; 
Be thou my hope, my sole desire: 
Free me from every weight; nor fear 
Nor sin can come, if thou art here. 

2 From all eternity, with love 
Unchangeable thou hast me viewed ; 
Ere knew this beating heart to move, 
Thy tender mercies me pursued; 
Ever with me may they abide, 

And close me in on every side. 

3 In suffering be thy love my peace, 
In weakness be thy love my power; 
And when the storms of life shall cease, 
My God ! in that important hour, 

In death as life be thou my guide, 

And bear me through death's whelming tide. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



392, 



392. I*. M. Montgomery. 

Following after God. Ps. 63. 

1 God, thou art my God alone; 
Early to thee my sour shall cry, 
A pilgrim in a land unknown, 

A thirsty land, whose springs are dry. 

2 Yet through this rough and thorny maze, 
I follow hard on thee, my God ; 
Thine hand unseen upholds my ways, 

I lean upon thy staff and rod. 

3 Thee, in the watches of the night, 
When I remember on my bed, 

Thy presence makes the darkness light, 
Thy guardian wings are round my head. 

4 Better than life itself thy love, 
Dearer than all beside to me; 

For whom have I in heaven above, 
Or what on earth, compared with thee? 

5 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice 
For all thy mercy I will give; 

My soul shall still in God rejoice, 
My tongue shall bless thee while I live. 



393. L. M. to PLADY. 

To be made perfect in Divine Love. 

1 that my heart w^as right with thee, 
And loved thee with a perfect love; 
that my Lord would dw T ell m me, 
And never from his seat remove! 
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394. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



2 Father, I dwell in mournful night, 
Till thou dost in my heart appear; 
Arise, propitious sun! and light 
An everlasting morning there. 

3 let my prayer acceptance find, 
And bring the mighty blessing down; 
Eye-sight impart, for I am blind ; 
And seal me thine adopted son. 

394. C. M. Watts. 
Breathing after Holiness. Ps. 119. 

1 that the Lord would guide my ways 

To keep his statutes still ! 
that my God w T ould grant me grace 
To know and do his will ! 

2 send thy Spirit down to write 

Thy law upon my heart! 
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, 
Nor act the liar's part. 

3 From vanity turn off mine eyes; 

Let no corrupt design, 
Nor covetous desires, arise 
Within this soul of mme 

4 Order my footsteps by thy word, 

And make my heart sincere; 
Let sin have no dominion, Lord, 
But keep my conscience clear. 

5 Make me to walk in thy commands; 

'T is a delightful road ; 
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, 
Offend against my God. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



395, CM. T.Humphries. 

Lord, remember me. 

1 thou, from whom all goodness flows, 

I lift my soul to thee; 
In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, 
Good Lord, remember me. 

2 When on my aching burdened heart 

My sins lie heavily, 
Thy pardon grant, new peace impart: 
Good Lord, remember me. 

S When trials sore obstruct my way, 
And ills I cannot flee, 
let my strength be as my day: 
Good Lord, remember me. 

4 When worn with pain, disease, and grief, 

This feeble body see; 
Grant patience, rest, and kind relief; 
Good Lord, remember me. 

5 When in the solemn hour of death 

I wait thy just decree, 
Be this the prayer of my last breath, 
Good Lord, remember me. 

6 And when before thy throne I stand, 

And lift my soul to thee, 
Then, with the saints at thy right hand, 
Good Lord, remember me. 



396, 397. devout affections. 



396. L. M. Moravian 

For Guardianship and Guidance, 

1 thou, to whose all-searching sight 
The darkness shineth as the light; 
Search, prove my heart, it pants for thee; 
burst these bonds, and set it free! 

2 If in this darksome wild I stray, 
Be thou my light, be thou my way; 
No foes, no violence I fear, 
No fraud, while thou, my God, art near. 

When rising floods my soul o'erflow, 
When sinks my heart in waves of wo; 
God, thy timely aid impart, 
And raise my head, and cheer my heart. 

If rough and thorny be the way, 
My strength proportion to my day; 
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, 
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace. 



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397. C. M. Doddridge. 

Seeking the Knowledge of God. 

1 Shine forth, Eternal Source of light, 

And make thy glories known; 
Fill our enlarged adoring sight 
With lustre all thy own. 

2 Vain are the charms, and faint the rays 

The brightest creatures boast; 
And all their grandeur and their praise 
Is in thy presence lost. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



398. 



3 To know the author of our frame 

Is our sublimest skill : 
True science is to read thy name, 
True life t 5 obey thy will. 

4 For this I long, for this I pray, 

And following ou pursue, 
Till visions of eternal day 
Fix and complete the view. 

398. C. M. Doddridge. 

Joy in the Presence of God. Ps. 53. 

1 Shine on our souls, eternal God, 

With rays of beauty shine ; 
let thy favor crown our days, 
And all their round be thine. 

2 Did we not raise our hands to thee. 

Our hands might toil in vain; 
Small joy success itself could give, 
If thou thy love restrain. 

8 With thee let every week begin, 
With thee each day be spent, 
For thee each fleeting hour improved, 
Since each by thee is lent. 

4 Thus cheer us through this desert road 9 
Till all our labors cease, 
And Heaven refresh our weary souls 
With everlasting peace. 



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399, 400. DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 

399. C. M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

God our Portion here and hereafter. Ps. 73. 

1 Whom have we, Lord, in heaven but thee, 

And whom on earth beside? 
Where else for succour can we flee, 
Or in whose strength confide? 

2 Thou art our portion here below, 

Our promised bliss above; 
Ne'er may our souls an object know 
So precious as thy love. 

3 When heart and flesh, Lord, shall fail, 

Thou wilt our spirits cheer, 
Support us through life's thorny vale, 
And calm each anxious fear. 

4 Yes, thou shalt be our guide through life, 

And help and strength supply; 
Sustain us in death's fearful strife, 
And welcome us on high. 

400- C. M. Tate & Brady. 
Praising God in all Changes. Ps. 34. 

1 Through all the changing scenes of life, 

In trouble and in joy, 
The praises of my God shall still 
My heart and tongue employ. 

2 Of his deliverance I will boast, 

Till all who are distrest 
From my example comfort take, 
And charm their griefs to rest. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



3 The hosts of God encamp around 

The dwellings of the just; 
Deliverance he affords to all 
Who on his succour trust. 

4 make but trial of his love, — 

Experience will decide 
How blest they are, and only they, 
Who in his truth confide. 

5 Fear him, ye saints; and you will then 

Have nothing else to fear: 
Make you his service your delight — 
He '11 make your wants his care. 

401. C. M. Heginbotham. 

Praising God in all Changes. 

1 Father of mercies, God of love, 

My Father and my God; 
I '11 sing the honors of thy name, 
And spread thy praise abroad. 

2 In every period of my life 

Thy thoughts of love appear; 
Thy mercies gild each transient scene, 
And crown each lengthening year. 

3 In all these mercies may my soul 

A father's bounty see; 
Nor let the gifts thy grace bestows 
Estrange my heart from thee. 

4 Teach me m time of deep distress 

To own thy hand, my God ; 
And in submissive silence hear 
The lessons of thy rod. 



402. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



5 In every changing state of life, 

Each bright, each gloomy scene, 
Give me a meek and humble mind, 
Still equal and serene. 

6 Then will I close my eyes in death 

Free from distressing fear; 
For death itself is life, my God, 
If thou art with me there. 

402. L« M. Spirit of the Psalms. 

The Soid panting for God. Ps. 42. 

1 As the chased hart, midst sultry beams, 
Pants for the brook's refreshing streams, 
So thirst our souls, Lord, for thee, 
So long thy gracious face to see. 

2 For exiled from our heavenly home, 
We here as weary pilgrims roam; 
With toilsome step, and progress slow, 
Oft doomed to tread the path of wo. 

3 Yet why, with anxious cares oppressed. 
Should doubt or sorrow fill the breast? 
What dangers can the Christian fear, 
With thee his Saviour ever near? 

4 Not only in the noon of joy 

Thy praise shall be our sweet employ; 
But e'en affliction's darkest night 
Shall humble gratitude excite. 

5 Yes, we will bless thee, gracious God, 
And grateful kiss the chastening rod ; 
Assured its heaviest strokes but prove 
A Father's care, a Father's love. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 403, 



403. 7S M. 6 1. Montgomery. 

The Soul pantino -for God. Pa. 42. 

1 As the hart, with eager looks, 
Panteth for the water-brooks, 
So my soul, athirst lor thee, 
Pants the living God to see; 
When, when, with filial fear, 
Lord, shall I to thee draw near? 

2 Why art thou cast dow T n, my soul? 
God, thy God, shall make thee whole: 
Why art thou disquieted ? 

God shall lift thy fallen head, 
And his countenance benign 
Be the saving health of thine. 



404, L. M. Christian Psalmiit. 
For the continual Help of God. 

1 Be with me, Lord, where'er I go; 
Teach me what thou wouldst have me do; 
Suggest whate'er I think or say; 

Direct me in thy narrow way. 

2 Prevent me, lest I harbour pride, 
Lest I in mine own strength confide; 
Show me my weakness, let me see 

I have my powder, my all from thee. 

3 Enrich me alway with thy love; 
My kind protection ever prove; 
Thy signet put upon my breast, 
And let thy Spirit on me rest. 



405. 



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4 Assist and teach me how to pray; 
Incline my nature to obey; 

What thou abhorr'st that let me flee, 
And only love what pleases thee. 

5 may I never do my will, 
But thine and only thine fulfil; 
Let all my time and all my w T ays 
Be spent and ended to thy praise. 

405. c. M. Montgomery, 

Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom, 

1 Almighty God, in humble prayer 

To thee our souls we lift; 
Do thou our waiting minds prepare 
For thy most needful gift. 

2 We ask not golden streams of wealth 

Along our path to flow; 
We ask not undecaying health, 
Nor length of years below. 

3 We ask not honors, which an hour 

May bring and take away; 
We ask not pleasure, pomp, and power. 
Lest we should go astray. 

4 We ask for wisdom: — Lord, impart 

The knowledge how to live; 
A wise and understanding heart 
To all before thee give. 

5 The young remember thee in youth, 

Before the evil days! 
The old be guided by thy truth 
In wisdom's pleasant ways! 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



406, 407. 



406. C. M. Cappe's Selection 
Prayer for Divine Direction, 

1 Eternal Source of life and light, 

Supremely good and wise, 
To thee we bring our grateful vows, 
To thee lift up our eyes. 

2 Our dark and erring minds illume 

With truth's celestial rays; 
Inspire our hearts with sacred love, 
And tune our lips to praise. 

3 Safely conduct us, by thy grace, 

Through life's perplexing road ; 
And place us, when that journey 's o'er, 
At thy right hand, God ! 

407. L. M. Doddridge. 
Choosing the better Part, 

1 Beset with snares on every hand, 
In life's uncertain path I stand : 
Father divine! diffuse thy light, 

To guide my doubtful footsteps right. 

2 Engage this roving, treacherous heart, 
Wisely to choose the better part; 

To scorn the trifles of a day, 
For joys that none can take away. 

3 Then let the wildest storms arise; 
Let tempests mingle earth and skies; 
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, 

But all my treasures with me bear. 



408, 409. DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



4 If thou, my Father, still be nigh, 
Cheerful I live, and joyful die; 
Secure, when mortal comforts flee, 
To find ten thousand worlds in thee. 

408. C. M. Episcopal Cou 
For Guidance and Protection. 

1 God of our fathers! by whose hand 

Thy people still are blessed, 
Be with us through our pilgrimage, 
Conduct us to our rest. 

2 Through each perplexing path of life 

Our wandering footsteps guide: 
Give us each day our daily bread, 
And raiment fit provide. 

3 spread thy sheltering wings around, 

Till all our wanderings cease, 
And at our Father's loved abode 
Our souls arrive in peace. 

4 Such blessings from thy gracious hand 

Our humble prayers implore; 
And thou, the Lord, shalt be our God 9 
And portion evermore. 

409. C. M. Anonymous. 

Aspiration after a holy Life, 

1 Almighty Maker! Lord of ail! 
Of life the only spring! 
Creator of unnumbered worlds! 
Supreme, eternal King! 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



410. 



2 Drive from the confines of my heart 

Impenitence and pride; 
Nor let me, in forbidden paths, 
With thoughtless sinners glide. 

3 Whate'er thine all-discerning eye 

Sees for thy creature fit, 
I '11 bless the good, and to the ill 
Contentedly submit. 

4 With generous pleasure let me view 

The prosperous and the great; 
Malignant envy let me fly. 
And odious self-conceit. 

5 Let not despair, nor fell revenge, 

Be to my bosom known: 
Ob! give me tears for others' woes, 
And patience for my own. 

6 Feed me with necessary food : 

I ask not wealth or fame: 
Give me an eye to see thy will, 
A heart to bless thy name. 

7 May still my days serenely pass, 

Without re-morse or care; 
And growing holiness my soul 
For life's last hour prepare. 

410. L. M. Doddridge. 

Living Waters. 

1 Blest Spirit! source of grace divine!- 
What soul-refreshing streams are thine: 
bring these healing waters nigh, 
Or we must droop, and fall, and die, 
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411. 



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2 No traveller through desert lands, 
'Midst scorching suns, and burning sands, 
More eager longs for cooling rain, 

Or pants the current to obtain. 

3 Our longing souls aloud would sing, 
Spring up, celestial fountain, spring; 
To a redundant river flow, 

And cheer this thirsty land below. 

4 May this blest torrent near my side 
Through all the desert gently glide; 
Then^ in Emanuel's land above, 
Spread to a sea of joy and love. 

411. S. M. Mme. Guion. 

The Water of Life. 

1 The fountain in its source, 
No drought of summer fears; 

The farther it pursues its course, 
The nobler it appears. 

2 But shallow cisterns yield 
A scanty, short supply; 

The morning sees them amply filled, 
At evening they are dry. 

3 The cisterns I forsake, 

Fount of bliss, for thee; 
My thirst with living waters slake, 
And drink eternity. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 412, 413. 



412. L- M. Doddridge. 

Subjection to the Father of our Spirits. 

1 Eternal Source of life and thougnt, 
Be all beneath thvself forgot: 

Whilst thee, great Parent-mind we own, 
In prostrate homage round thy throne. 

2 Whilst in themselves our souls survey 
Of thee some faint reflected ray, 
They wondering to their father rise; 

His power how vast! his thoughts how wise! 

3 may we live before thy face, 
The willing subjects of thy grace; 
And through each path of duty move 
With filial awe, and filial love. 



413. L. M. Wesley's Col. 
The Bread of Life. 

1 Father, supply my every need ; 
Sustain the life thyself hast given; 
Oh! grant the never- failing bread, 

The manna that comes down from heaven' 

2 The gracious fruits of righteousness. 
Thy blessings' unexhausted store, 
In me abundantly increase, 

Nor ever let me hunger more! 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



414. S. M. Patrick 

Holy Desires. 

1 God, who is just and kind, 
Will those who err instruct, 

And to the paths of righteousness 
Their wandering steps conduct. 

2 The humble soul he guides, 
Teaches the meek his way; 

Kindness and truth he shows to all 
Who his just laws obey. 

3 Give me the tender heart 
That mixes fear with love, 

And lead me through whatever path 
Thy wisdom shall approve. 

4 Oh! ever keep my soul 
From error, shame, and guilt; 

Nor suffer the fair hope to fail, 
Which on thy truth is built. 

415. L« M. Mrs. Cotterill 
Living to the Glory of God. 

1 thou, who hast at thy command, 

The hearts of all men in thy hand ! 
Our w T ayw T ard, erring hearts incline 
To have no other will but thine. 

2 Our wishes, our desires, control; 
Mould every purpose of the soul ; 
O'er all may we victorious be 

That stands between ourselves and thnc 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 

8 Thrice blest will all our blessings be, 
When we can look through them to thee 
When each glad heart its tribute pays 
Of love, and gratitude, and praise. 

4 And while we to thy glory live, 
May we to thee all glory give, 
Until the final summons come, 
That calls thy willing servants home. 

416. S. M. Christian Psalmist 
Doing all to the Glory of God. 

1 Teach me, my God and Kingp- 
in all things thee to see; 

And what I do in any thing, 
To do it as for thee! 

2 To scorn the senses' sw T ay, 
While still to thee I tend ; 

In all I do be thou the way, — 
In all be thou the end. 

3 All may of thee partake: 
Nothing so small can be, 

But draws, when acted for thy sake, 
Greatness and worth from thee. 

4 If done beneath thy laws, 
Even servile labours shine; 

Hallowed is toil, if this the cause, 
The meanest work divine. 



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417, 418. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



417. C. M. Wesley's Cot 

Thy Kingdom come. 

1 Father of me and all mankind, 

And all the hosts above, 
Let every understanding mind 
Unite to praise thy love. 

2 Thy kingdom come, with power and grace, 

To every heart of man: 
Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness, 
In all our bosoms reign. 

8 The righteousness that never ends. 
But makes an end of sin; 
The joy that human thought transcends, 
Into our souls bring in. 

4 The kingdom of established peace, 
Which can no more remove; 
The perfect powers of Godliness, 
The omnipotence of Love. 

418. C. M. cowper. 

Submission to the Divine Disposed. 

1 Lord! my best desires fulfil, 

And help me to resign 
Life, health, and comfort to thy will 
And make thy pleasure mine. 

2 Why should I shrink at thy command- 

Whose love forbids my fears; 
Or tremble at thy gracious hand, 
That wipes away my tears? 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



419. 



S No! let me rather freely yield 
What most I prize, to thee, 
Who never hast a good withheld. 
Nor wilt withhold from me. 

4 Wisdom and mercy guide my way; 

Shall I resist them both? 
Short-sighted creature of a day, 
And crushed before the moth! 

5 But ah! my inward spirit cries, 

Still bind me to thy sway; 
Else the next cloud that veils my skies 
Drives all these thoughts away. 

419. C M. Scott. 

Folly of Self-dependence. 

1 The swift not always in the race 

Shall seize the crowning prize; 
Not always wealth and honour grace 
The labor of the wise. 

2 Fond mortals but themselves beguile 

When on themselves they rest: 
Blind is their wisdom, weak their toil, 
By thee, Lord, unblest. 

3 Evil and good before thee stand, 

Thy missions to perform; 
The blessing comes at thy command, 
At thy command the storm. 

4 Lord, in all our ways we '11 own 

Thy providential power, 
Intrusting to thy care alone 
The lot of every hour, 



420. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



420. C. M. Montgomery. 

Resignation. 

1 One prayer I have, — all prayers in one,— 

When I am wholly thine; 
Thy will, my God, thy will be done, 
And let that will be mine. 

2 All-wise, almighty, and all-good, 

In thee I firmly trust; 
Thy ways, unknown or understood, 
Are merciful and just. 

S May I remember that to thee, 
Whate'er I have I owe; 
And back in gratitude from me, 
May all thy bounties flow. 

4 Thy gifts are only then enjoyed, 

When used as talents lent; 
Those talents only well employed, 
When in thy service spent. 

5 And though thy wisdom takes away, 

Shall I arraign thy will ? 
No, let me bless thy name, and say 
'The Lord is gracious still.' 

6 A pilgrim through the earth I roam, 

Of nothing long possessed, 
And all must fail when I go home, 
For this is not my rest. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



421, 422. 



421. C. M. Merrick. 

Acquiescence in the Divine Will, 

1 Author of good, we rest on thee: 

Thine ever watchful eye 
Alone our real wants can see, 
Thy hand alone supply. 

2 In thine all gracious providence 

Our cheerful hopes confide; 

let thy power be our defence, 
Thy love our footsteps guide. 

3 And since by passion's force subdued. 

Too oft, with stubborn will, 
We blindly shun the latent good, 
And grasp the specious ill; 

i Not what we wish, but what we want, 
Let mercy still supply: 
The good unasked, Father, grant; 
The ill, though asked, deny. 

422. S. M. wa TT8. 

Safety in God, Ps. 61. 

1 When, overwhelmed with grief. 
My heart within me dies, — 

Helpless, and far from all relief, 
To Heaven I lift mine eyes. 

2 lead me to the rock 
That ? s high above my head, 

And make the covert of thy wings 
My shelter and my shade. 



423. DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 

3 Within thy presence, Lord, 
Forever I '11 abide: 

Thou art the tower of my defence 3 
The refuge where I hide. 

4 Thou givest me the lot 

Of those that fear thy name; 
If endless life be their reward, 
I shall possess the same. 

423- C. M. Noel. 

Hope in Trouble, 

1 When musing sorrow weeps the past. 

And mourns the present pain, 
'T is sweet to think of peace at last, 
And feel that death is gain. 

2 'T is not that murmuring thoughts arise, 

And dread a Father's will ; 
'T is not that meek submission flies, 
And would not suffer still ; — 

3 It is that heaven-born faith surveys 

The path that leads to light, 
And longs her eagle plumes to raise, 
And lose herself in sight. 

4 It is that harassed conscience feels 

The pangs of struggling sin; 
And sees, though far, the hand that heals 
And ends the strife within. 

5 let me wing my hallowed flight 

From earth-born wo and care, 
And soar above these clouds of night, 
My Saviour's bliss to share! 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



424, 425 



424. C. M. chki stian Psalmist. 

Comfort in Trouble, 

1 When floods of grief assault the mind, 

And o'er the conscience roll. 
Where shall the mourner comfort find 
To soothe his troubled soul ? 

2 Lord, thou hast said, 6 Seek ye my face;' 

And shall we seek in vain? 
And will the ear of sovereign grace 
Be deaf when we complain? 

3 Ah! no: the ear of sovereign grace 

Attends the mourner's prayer; 
The mourner always finds a place 
To breathe his sorrows there. 

4 Thy Spirit heals the troubled soul, 

With guilty fears oppressed : 
Thy spirit makes the wounded whole, 
And gives the weary rest. 

425. L. M. cowper. 

Peace after a Storm. 

1 When darkness long has veiled my mind, 
And smiling day once more appears, 
Then, my Creator! then I find 

The folly of my doubts and fears. 

2 Straight I upbraid my wandering heart, 
And blush that I should ever be 
Thus prone to act so base a part, 

Or harbour one hard thought of thee. 



426 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



3 ! let me then at length be taught 
What I am still so slow to learn — 
That God is love, and changes not, 
Nor knows the shadow of a turn. 

4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! 
But when my faith is sharply tried, 
I find myself a learner yet, 
Unskilful, weak, and apt to slide. 

5 But, my God ! one look from thee 

Subdues the disobedient will, 
Drives doubt and discontent away, 
And thy rebellious child is still. 

426. C. M. Doddridge. 
God speaking Peace to his People. Ps. 85. 

1 Unite, my roving thoughts, unite 

In silence soft and sweet: 
And thou, my soul, sit gently down 
At thy great Sovereign's feet. 

2 Jehovah's awful voice is heard, 

Yet gladly I attend ; 
For lo! the everlasting God 
Proclaims himself my friend. 

3 Harmonious accents to my soul 

The sound of peace convey; 
The tempest at his word subsides, 
And winds and seas obey. 

4 By all its joys, I charge my heart 

To grieve his love no more; 
But, charmed by melody divine, 
To give its follies o'er. 



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427. C M. Doddridge. 
Deliverances celebrated. Ps. 116. 

1 Look back, ray soul, with grateful love 

On what thy God has done; 
Praise him for his unnumbered gifts, 
And praise him for his Son. 

2 How oft hath his indulgent hand 

My flowing eyelids dried, 
And rescued from impending death, 
When I in danger cried ! 

3 When on the bed of pain I lay, 

With sickness sore oppressed, 
How oft hath he assuaged my grief, 
And lulled my eyes to rest! 

4 Back from destruction's yawning pit 

At his command I came; 
He fed the expiring lamp anew, 
And raised its feeble flame. 

5 My broken spirit he hath cheered, 

When torn with inward grief; 
And, when temptations pressed me sore , 
Hath brought me swift relief. 

6 Still will I walk before his face, 

While he th^ life prolongs; 
Till grace shall all its work complete, 
And teach me heavenly songs. 



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428, 429. 



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428« L- M. Doddridge. 
The Rest of the grateful Soul. Ps. 116. 

1 Return, my soul, and seek thy rest 
Upon thy heavenly Father's breast: 
Indulge me, Lord, in that repose 

The soul which loves thee only knows. 

2 Safe in thy care, I fear no more 
The tempest's howl, the billows' roar: 
Those storms must shake the Almighty's se« 
Which violate the saints' retreat. 

3 Thy bounties, Lord, to me surmount 
The power of language to recount; 
From morning dawn the setting sun 
Sees but my work of praise begun. 

4 Rich in ten thousand gifts possessed, 
In future hopes more richly blessed, 
I '11 sit and sing, till death shall raise 
A note of more proportioned praise. 

429. C. M. Heginbotham. 

Praising God in Life and Death. 

1 My soul shall praise thee, my God ! 

Through all my mortal days; 
And to eternity prolong 

Thy vast, thy boundless praise. 

2 In each bright hour of peace and hope 5 

Be this my sweet employ: 
Devotion heightens all my bliss, 
And sanctifies my joy. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 430.' 

3 When gloomy care or keen distress 

Invades my throbbing breast,. 
My tongue shall learn to speak thy praise, 
And soothe my pains to rest. 

4 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim 

The honours of my God ; 
My life, with all my active powers, 
Shall spread thy praise abroad. 

5 And though these lips shall cease to move, 

Though death shall close these eyes, 
Yet shall my soul to nobler heights 
Of joy and transport rise. 

6 Then shall my powers in endless strains 

Their grateful tribute pay: 
The cheme demands an angel's tongue, 
And an eternal day. 

430. c. M. Doddridge. 

Days of the Upright known to God. Ps. 37 

1 To thee, my God, my days are known; 

My soul enjoys the thought; 
My actions all before thy face, 
Nor are my faults forgot. 

2 Each secret breath devotion vents 

Is vocal to thine ear; 
And all my walks of daily life 
Before thine eye appear. 

3 The vacant hour, the active scene. 

Thy mercy shall approve; 
And every pang of sympathy, 
And every care of love, 



431. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



4 Each golden hour of beaming light 

Is gilded by thy rays; 
And dark affliction's midnight gloom 
A present God surveys. 

5 Full in thy view through life I pass, 

And in thy view I die; 
And when each mortal bond is broke, 
Shall find my God is nigh. 



431. 7&6sM. RiPPox'gCou 

The Soul aspiring to Heaven. 

1 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, 

Thy better portion trace; 
Rise from transitory things, 

Towards heaven, thy native place. 
Sun, and moon, and stars decay; 
Time shall soon this earth remove; 
Rise, my soul, and haste away 

To seats prepared above. 

2 Rivers to the ocean run, 

Nor stay in all their course; 
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun; 

Both speed them to their source. 
So a soul that 5 s born of God, 
Pants to view his glorious face; 
Upward tends to his abode, 

To rest in his embrace. 



DUVOUT AFFECTIONS. 432- A 



432. S. M. wattb. 

Heavenly Joy on Earth, 

1 Come, we that love the Lord, 
And let our joys be known: 

Join in a song with sweet accord, 
And thus surround the throne. 

2 The sorrows of the mind 
Be banished from the place: 

Religion never was designed 
To make our pleasures less. 

3 The men of grace have found 
Glory begun below; 

Celestial fruits, on earthly ground, 
From faith and hope may grow. 

4 Then let our songs abound, 
And every tear be dry: 

We 're marching through ImmnnuePs ground, 
To fairer worlds on high. 

433. C. M. C.Wesley. 

Seeking true Joys. 

1 Our. joy is a created good ; 

How soon it fades away! 
Fades, at the morning hour bestowed, 
Before the noon of day. 

2 Joy, by its violent excess, 

To certain ruin tends, 
And all our rapturous happiness 
In hasty sorrow ends. 
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434. 



DEVOUT AFFECTIONS. 



S In vain doth earthly bliss afford 

A momentary shade; 
It rises like the prophet's gourd, 
And withers o'er my head. 

4 But of my Saviour's love possessed, 
No more for earth I pine; 
Secure of everlasting rest 
Beneath the heavenly vine. 

434. CM. Wesley's Col. 

The Saint's Rest. 

1 Lord, I believe a rest remains, 

To all thy people known; 
A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, 
And thou art loved alone; 

2 A rest, where all our soul's desire 

Is fixed on things above; 
Where fear, and sin, and grief expire. 
Cast out by perfect love. 

3 that I now the rest might know, 

Believe, and enter in! 
Now, Father, now the power bestow. 
And let me cease from sin! 

4 Remove all hardness from my heart, 

All unbelief remove; 
To me the rest of faith impart, 
The sabbath of thy love . 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



435. L. M. DOEDRIDGB. 

The Wisdom of redeeming Time, 

1 God of eternity! from thee 
Did infant time his being draw: 
Moments and days, and months and years. 
Revolve by thine unvaried law, 

2 Silent and swift they glide away: 
Steady and strong the current flows, 
Lost in eternity's wide sea, 

The boundless gulf from which it rose. 

3 W Ji it the thoughtless sons of men 
Before the rapid stream are borne 
On to their everlasting home, 
Whence not one soul can e'er return. 

4 Yet while the shore on either side 
Presents a gaudy, flattering show, 
We gaze, in fond amusement lost, 
Nor think to what a world we go. 

5 Great Source of wisdom! teach our hearts 
To know the price of every hour, 

That time may bear us on to joys 
Beyond its measure and its power. 



436, 437. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



436. L. M. j. ta YLOR. 

True Length of Life. 

1 Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, 
Or clouds that roll successive on, 
Man's busy generations pass, 

And while we gaze, their forms are gone. 

2 c He lived, — he died ;' behold the sum, 
The abstract of the historian's page! 
Alike in God's all-seeing eye, 

The infant's day, the patriarch's age. 

3 Father! in whose mighty hand 
The boundless years and ages lie, 
Teach us thy boon of life to prize, 
And use the moments as they fly; 

4 To crowd the narrow span of life 
With wise designs and virtuous deeds; 
So shall we wake from death's dark night, 
To share the glory that succeeds. 



437. L. M. Merrick. 

We are Pilgrims on the Earth. Ps. 39. 

1 let me, heavenly Lord, extend 
My view to life's approaching end ! 
What are my days? a span their line; 
And w T hat my age compared with thine? 

2 Our life advancing to its close, 

While scarce its earliest dawn it knows, 
Swift through an empty shade we run, 
And vanity and man are one. 



LIFE, DEATH 3 AND FUTURITY. 

3 0, how thy chastisements impair 
The human form, however fair! 
How frail the strongest frame we see. 
If thou its mortal doom decree ! 

4 As when the fretting moths consume 
The labour of the curious loom. 
The texture fails, the dyes decay, 
And all its lustre fades away. 

5 God of my Fathers! here, as they, 
I walk the pilgrim of a day; 

A transient guest, thy works admire, 
And instant to my home retire. 

6 spare me, Lord, awhile. spare, 
And nature's failing strength repair. 
E'er life's short circuit wandered o'er, 
I perish, and am seen no more. 

438. L. M, Spirit of the Psalms. 

Numbering our Days. Ps. 39. 

1 The term of life assigned to man 
Is transient as a passing shade; 
Its longest period is a span, 
And in the bud his honors fade. 

2 He walks but in an empty show. 
Vexed and disquieted in vain: 

To unknown heirs his wealth must flow. 
And he to dust return again. 

8 So let us number, then, our days. 
That we may know how frail we are; 
Call to remembrance all our ways, 
And for eternity prepare. 



439, 440. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



439- CM. H.K. White. 

Journeying through Death to Life. 

1 Through sorrow's night, and danger's path, 

Amid the deepening gloom, 
We, soldiers of a heavenly King, 
Are marching to the tomb. 

2 There, when the turmoil is no more, 

And all our powers decay, 
Our cold remains in solitude 
Shall sleep the years away. 

l\ Our labours done, securely laid 
In this our last retreat, 
Unheeded, o'er our silent dust 
The storms of life shall beat. 

4 Yet not thus lifeless, thus inane, 
The vital spark shall lie; 
For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise, 
To seek its kindred sky. 

440. S. M. Doddridge, 

Uncertainty of Life, 

1 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, 
Lodged in thy sovereign hand ; 

And, if its sun arise and shine, 

It shines by thy command. ,' 

2 The present moment flies, 
And bears our life away; 

make thy servants truly wise, 
That they may live to-day. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 441, 



3 One thing demands our care; 
be it still pursued ! 

Lest, slighted once, the season fair 
Should never be renewed. 

4 To Jesus may we fly 
Swift as the morning light, 

Lest life's young golden beams should die. 
In sudden, endless night. 

441. C. jYl. Montgomery. 

Heaven and Earth. 

1 While through this changing world we roam 

From infancy to age, 
Heaven is the christian pilgrim's home, 
His rest at every stage. 

2 Thither his raptured thought ascends, 

Eternal joys to share; 
There his adoring spirit bends, 
While here he kneels in prayer. 

3 From earth his freed affections rise, 

To fix on things above, 
Where all his hope of glory lies, 
And love is perfect love. 

4 Ah! there may we our treasure place, 

There let our hearts be found, 
That still where sin abounded, grace 
May more and more abound. 

5 Henceforth our conversation be 

With Christ before the throne: 
Ere long we eye to eye shall see, 
And know as we are known. 



442, 443. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY 



442. C. M. Watts. 

Protection, Victory, and Deliverance. Ps. 91 

1 Ye sons of men, a feeble race, 

Exposed to every snare, 
Come, make the Lord your dwelling-place, 
And try, and trust his care. 

2 He '11 give his angels charge to keep 

Your fe.et in all their ways: 
To watch your pillow while you sleep, 
And guard your happy days. 

3 i Because on me they set their love, 

I '11 save them, saith the Lord, 
I '11 bear their joyful souls above 
Destruction and the sword. 

4 c My grace shall answer when they call ; 

In trouble I '11 be nigh; 
My power shall help them when they fall, 
And raise them when they die. 

5 4 Those that on earth my name have known, 

I '11 honour them in heaven: 
There my salvation shall be shown, 
And endless life be given.' 

443, S. M. Doddridge, 

Tracing the Steps of the pious Bead, 

1 How swift the torrent rolls, 
That bears us to the sea! 
The tide that bears our thoughtless souls 
To vast eternity! 



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2 Our fathers, where are they, 
With all they called their own? 

Their joys and griefs, and hopes and cares, 
And wealth and honour, gone. 

3 God of our fathers! hear; 
Thou everlasting Friend ! 

While we, as on life's utmost verge, 
Our souls to thee commend. 

4 Of all the pious dead 

May we the footsteps trace, 
Till with them, in the- land of light, 
We dwell before thy face. 

444- L. M. wattb. 

Man mortal, and God eternal. Ps. 90. 

1 Through every age, eternal God, 
Thou art our rest, our safe abode: 

High was thy throne ere heaven was made, 
Or earth thy humble footstool laid. 

2 Long hast thou reigned ere time began, 
Or dust was fashioned into man; 

And long thy kingdom shall endure, 
When earth and time shall be no more. 

3 A thousand of our years amount 
Scarce to a day in thine account; 
Like yesterday's departed light, 
Or the last watch of ending night. 

4 Death, like an overflowing stream, 
Sweeps us away; our life 's a dream; 
An empty tale; a morning flower, 
Cut down and withered in an hour. 

SO 



445. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

5 Teach us, Lord, how frail is man! 
And kindly lengthen out our span, 
Till a wise care of piety 
Fit us to die and dwell with thee. 

445. C. M. Watts. 

Man frail, and God eternal. Ps. 90. 

1 Our God, our help in ages past. 

Our hope for years to come, 
Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
And our eternal home; 

2 Before the hills in order stood, 

Or earth received her frame, 
From everlasting thou art God, 
To endless years the same. 

S Thy word commands our flesh to dust, 
c Return, ye sons of men:' 
All nations rose from earth at first, 
And turn to earth again. 

4 A thousand ages, in thy sight, 

Are like an evening gone; 
Short as the watch that ends the night, 
Before the rising sun. 

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 

Bears all its sons away; 
They fly, forgotten, as a dream 
Dies at the opening day. 

6 Like flowery fields the nations stand, 

Pleased with the morning light: 
The flowers beneath the mower's hand 
Lie withering ere 't is night. 



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446. 



7 Our God, our help in ages past, 
Our hope for years to come, 
Be thou our guard while troubles last, 
And our eternal home. 

446- S. M. Watts. 
Frailty and Shortness of Life. Ps. 90. 

1 Lord, what a feeble piece, 
Is this our mortal frame! 

Our life, how poor a trifle 't is, 
That scarce deserves the name! 

2 Alas! 't was brittle clay- 
That built our body first! 

And every month and every day 
J T is mouldering back to dust. 

3 Our moments fly apace, 
Nor will our minutes stay; 

Just like a flood, our hasty days 
Are sweeping us away. 

4 Well, if our days must fly, 
We '11 keep their end in sight; 

We '11 spend them all in wisdom's way, 
And let them speed their flight. 

5 They '11 waft us sooner o'er 
This life's tempestuous sea: 

Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore 
Of blest eternity. 



447, 448. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

447. CM. Tate & Brady. 
Man frail, and God eternal, Ps. 90. 

1 Lord, the saviour and defence 

Of us thy chosen race, 
From age to age thou still hast been 
Our sure abiding place. 

2 Before thou brought'st the mountains forth 

Or earth received its frame, 
Thou always wert the mighty God, 
And ever art the same. 

3 Thou turnest man, Lord, to dust. 

Of which he first was made; 
And when thou speak'st the word, Return. 

5 T is instantly obeyed. 

4 For in thy sight a thousand years 

Are like a day that 5 s past, 
Or like a watch in dead of night, 
Whose hours unminded waste. 

5 So teach us, Lord, the uncertain sum 

Of our short days to mind, 
That to true wisdom all our hearts 
May ever be inclined. 

448. C. M. Watts. 

Our Bodies frail, and God our Preserver* 

1 Let others boast how strong they be, 
Nor death nor danger fear; 
But we '11 confess, Lord, to thee, 
What feeble things we are. 



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2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, 

And flourish bright and gay; 
A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, 
And fades the grass away. 

3 Our life contains a thousand springs, 

And dies, if one be gone; 
Strange! that a harp of thousand strings 
Should keep in tune so long. 

4 But 't is our God supports our frame, 

The God who built us first; 
Salvation to the Almighty Name 
That reared us from the dust. 

5 While we have breath, or use our tongues, 

Our Maker we '11 adore; 
His Spirit moves our heaving lungs. 
Or they would breathe no more e 

449. C. M. Watts. 

Frail Life and succeeding Eternity. 

1 Thee we adore, Eternal Name, 

And humbly own to thee 
How feeble is our mortal frame: 
What dying worms are we! 

2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, 

As months and days increase; 
And every beating pulse w T e tell 
Leaves but the number less. 

3 The year rolls round, and steals away 

The breath that first it gave; 
Whate'er we do, where'er we be, 
We 're travelling; to the grave. 



450. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, 

To push us to the tomb;^ 
And fierce diseases wait around, 
To hurry mortals home. 

5 Waken, Lord, our drowsy sense 

To walk this dangerous road ; 
And, if our souls are hurried hence, 
May they be found wdth God. 

450. C. M. j. newtow. 

Vanity of mortal Life. 

1 The evils that beset our path, 

Who can prevent or cure? 
We stand upon the brink of death, 
When most we seem secure. 

2 If we to-day sweet peace possess, 

It soon may be withdrawn; 
Some change may plunge us in distress, 
Before to-morrow's dawn. 

3 Disease and pain invade our health, 

And find an easy prey; 
And oft, when least expected, wealth 
Takes wings and flies away. 

4 The gourds from which we look for fruit, 

Produce us often pain; 
A worm unseen attacks the root, 
And all our hopes are vain. 

5 Since sin has filled the earth with wo, 

And creatures fade and die; 
Lord, wean our hearts from things below, 
And fix our hopes on high ! 



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451. L. M. Watts. 

Death a Blessing to the Righteous, 

1 Do flesh and nature dread to die? 

And timorous thoughts our minds enslave? 
But grace can raise our hopes on high. 
And quell the terrors of the grave. 

2 Do we not dwell in clouds below, 
And little know the God we love? 
Why should we like this twilight so, 
When 't is all noon in worlds above? 

3 When we put off this fleshly load, 
We 're from a thousand mischiefs free, 
Forever present with our God 9 

Where we have longed and wished to be. 

4 No more shall pride or passion rise, 
Or envy fret, or malice roar, 

Or sorrow mourn with downcast eyes, 
And sin defi.fe our eyes no more. 

5 'T is best, 't is infinitely best, 

To go where tempters cannot come, 
Where saints and angels, ever blest, 
Dwell and enjoy their heavenly home. 

6 for a visit from my God, 

To drive my fears of death away. 

And help me through this darksome road, 

To realms of everlasting day! 



452, 453. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITV . 



452. C. M. Watts. 

Triumph over Death, 

1 Great God, I own the sentence just, 

And nature must decay; 
I yield my body to the dust, 
To dwell with fellow clay. 

2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, 

And trample on the tombs; 
My Jesus, my Redeemer lives, 
My God, my Saviour comes. 

3 The mighty Conqueror shall appear 

High on a royal seat, 
And death, the last of all" his foes, 
Lie vanquished at his feet. 

453. L. M. Browne. 

Fear of Death overcome. 

1 I cannot shun the stroke of death — 
Lord, help me to surmount the fear; 
That when I must resign my breath, 
Serene my summons I may hear. 

2 ? T is sin gives venom to the dart — 
In me let every sin be slain; 

From secret faults, Lord, cleanse my 
From wilful sins my hands restrain. 

3 May I, my God, with holy zeal, 
Closely the ends of life pursue, 
Seek thy whole pleasure to fulfil, 
And honour thee in all I do! 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 454, 455 



Let all my bliss and treasure lie, 
Where in thy light I light shall see; 
The soul may freely dare to die, 
That longs to be possessed of thee. 

Say thou art mine, and chase the gloom 
Thick hanging o'er the vale of death; 
Then shall I fearless meet my doom, 
And as a victor yield my breath. 

454. Hs M. Episcopal Coi*. 
J would not live alway. 

1 I would not live alway: I ask not to stay- 
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er tne way; 
I would not live alway: no — welcome the tomb? 
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom. 

2 Who, who would live alway, away from his God, 
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode! 
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bridl 

plains, 

And the noontide of glory eternally reigns; 

3 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
Their Saviour and brethren transported to grn#n 
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soii 

455. C. M. Doddridge. 

God our Support in Death. Ps. 38. 

1 My soul ! the awful hour will come, 
Apace it hastens on, 
To bear this body to the tomb, 
And thee to scenes unknown. 



456. LIFE. DEATH, A^D FUTURITY. 



2 My heart, long labouring with its cares, 

Shall pant and sink away; 
And you, mine eye-lids, soon shall close, 
On the last glimmering ray. 

3 Whence in that hour shall I derive 

A cordial for my pain, 
When, if earth's monarchs were my friends. 
Those friends would weep in vain ? 

4 Great King of nature and of grace! 

To thee my spirit flies, 
And opens all its deep distress 
Before thy pitying eyes. 

5 All its desires to thee are known, 

And every secret fear; 
The meaning of each broken groan 
Is noticed by thine ear. 

6 fix me by that mighty power 

Which to such love belongs, 
Where darkness veils the eyes no more, 
And sighs are changed to songs. 

456. C. M. Watts. 

Submission to afflictive Providences. 

1 Naked as from the earth we came, 

And crept to life at first, 
We to the earth return again, 
And mingle with our dust. 

2 The dear delights we here enjoy, 

And fondly oall our own, 
Are but short favours borrowed now, 

To be repaid anon, 



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457 



3 J T is God that lifts our comforts high, 

Or sinks them in the grave; 
He gives, and, blessed be his name! 
He takes but what he gave. 

4 Peace, all our angry passions, then; 

Let each rebellious sigh 
Be silent at his sovereign will. 
And every murmur die. 

5 If smiling mercy crown our lives. 

Its praises shall be spread ; 
And we '11 adore the justice too 
That strikes our comforts dead. 

457. L. M. Doddridge. 

Weeping Seed-time, joyful Harvest. Ps. 126. 

1 The darkened sky, how thick it lowers! 
Troubled with storms, and big w T ith showers 
No cheerful gleam of light appears, 

But nature pours forth all her tears. 

2 Yet, let the sons of grace revive; 
God bids the soul that seeks him live; 
And from the gloomiest shade of night 
Calls forth a morning of delight. 

3 The seeds of ecstasy unknown 
Are in these watered furrows sown, 

See the green blades, how thick they rise, 
And with fresh verdure bless our eyes. 

4 In secret foldings they contain 
Unnumbered ears of golden grain; 

And heaven shall pour its beams around, 
Till the ripe harvest load the ground. 



458, 459. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



5 Then shall the trembling mourner come, 
And bind his sheaves, and bear them home^ 
The voice long broke with sighs shall sing, 
Till heaven with hallelujahs ring. 

458. 8, 7 & 4s M. m rs . gilbekt. 

Support in Death. 

1 When the vale of death appears, 
Faint and cold this mortal clay, 
my Father, soothe my fears, 
Light me through this darksome way: 

Break the shadows, 
Usher in eternal day. 

2 Starting from this dying state, 
Upward bid my soul aspire; 
Open thou the crystal gate, 
To thy praise attune my lyre: 

Dwell forever, 
Dwell on each immortal wire. 

3 From the sparkling turrets there, 
Oft I 5 11 trace my pilgrim w 7 ay, 
Often bless thy guardian care, 
Fire by night, and cloud by day; 

While my triumphs 
At my Leader's feet I lay. 

459. C. M. DODDRIDGS 

God the everlasting Light. 

1 Ye golden lamps of heaven! farewell, 
With all your feeble light: 
Farewell, thou ever-changmg moon, 
Pale empress of the night! 



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Am 



2 And thou, refulgent orb of day! 

In brighter flames arrayed, 
My soul, which springs beyond thy sphere, 
No more demands thine aid. 

3 Ye stars are but the shining dust 

Of my divine abode, 
The pavement of those heavenly courts. 
Where I shall reign with God. 

4 The Father of eternal light 

Shall there his beams display; 
Nor shall one moment's darkness mix 
With that unvaried day. 

5 No more the drops of piercing grief 

Shall swell into mine eyes; 
Nor the meridian sun decline, 
Amid those brighter skies. 

6 There all the millions of his saints 

Shall in one song unite; 
And each the bliss of all shall view 
With infinite delight. 



460. L. M. S. Wesley. 

The Young cut off in their Prime. 

1 The morning flowers display their sweets. 
And gay, their silken leaves unfold, 

As careless of the noontide heats, 
As fearless of the evening cold. 

2 Nipt by the wind's untimely blast, 
Parched by the sun's directer ray, 
The momentary glories waste. 
The short-lived beauties die away. 

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461. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



S So blooms the human face divine, 
When youth its pride of beauty showa: 
Fairer than spring the colors shine, 
And sweeter than the virgin rose. 

4 Or worn by slowly-rolling years, 
Or broke by sickness in a day, 
The fading glory disappears, 
The short-lived beauties die away. 

5 Yet these new rising from the tomb, 
With lustre brighter far shall shine; 
Revive with ever-during bloom, 
Safe from diseases and decline. 

6 Let sickness blast, let death devour, 
If heaven must recompense our pains: 
Perish the grass, and lade the flower, 
If firm the word of God remains. 

461. C. M. Doddridge. 

Departed Saints living to God. 

1 Thrice happy state, where saints shall live 

Around their Father's throne, 
In every joy that heaven can give, 
And live to God alone ! 

2 Unnumbered bands of kindred minds, 

That dwelt in feeble clay, 
Us and our woes have left behind, 
To reign in endless day. 

8 Immortal vigour now they breathe, 
And all the air is peace; 
They chide our tears, that mourn the deatn, 
Which brought their souls release. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 462, 463. 

4 Thus shall the grace of Christ prevail, 

Till all his chosen meet; 
And not the meanest servant fail 
His household to complete. 

5 To that blest goal with ardent haste 

Our active souls would tend; 
Nor feel their sorrows, as they passed 
To such a blissful end. 



462. L. M. Doddridge 

Comfort on the Death of pious Friends. 

1 Transporting tidings which we hear! 
What music to the pious ear! 

Christ loves each humble saint so well 
He with his Lord shall ever dwell. 

2 happy dead, in thee that sleep, 

While o'er their mouldering dust we weep! 
faithful Saviour, who shall come 
That dust to ransom from the tomb! 

3 While thine unerring word impart^ 
So rich a cordial to our hearts. 
Through tears our triumphs shall be shown, 
Though round their graves, and near our own. 

463. C. M. Watts. 

Blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord. 

1 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 
For all the pious dead; 
Sweet is the savour of their names, 
And soft their sleeping bed. 



464, 465. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

2 They die in Jesus, and are blessed: 

How kind their slumbers are! 
From sufferings and from sins released, 
And freed from every snare. 

3 Tar from this world of toil and strife, 

They 're present with the Lord ! 
The labours of their mortal life 
End in a large reward. 

464. S. M. Wilson. 

J heard a Voice from Heaven, 

1 I heard a voice from heaven 
Say, ' Blessed is the doom 

Of those whose trust is in the Lord, 
When sinking to the tomb! ' 

2 The Holy Spirit spake — 
And I the words repeat — 

'Blessed are they ' — for, after toil, 
To mortals rest is sweet. 

465. L- M. Mrs. Barbatjld. 
The Righteous blessed in Death* 

1 How blessed the righteous w T hen he dies! 
When sinks a weary soul to rest, 

How mildly beam the closing eyes, 
How gently heaves the expiring breast! 

2 So fades a summer cloud away, 

So sinks the gale when storms are o'er, 
So gently shuts the eye of day, 
So dies a wave along the shore. 



LIFE ? DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 466. 



3 A holy quiet reigns around, 

A calm which life nor death destroys; 
Nothing disturbs that peace profound, 
Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 

4 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears, 
Where lights and shades alternate dwell; 
How bright the unchanging morn appears! 
Farewell, inconstant world, farewell ! 

5 Life's duty done, as sinks the clay, 
Light from its load the spirit flies; 
While heaven and earth combine to say, 

4 How blessed the righteous when he dies!' 

466. C. M. J. Newton. 

The Death of a Believer. 

1 In vain our fancy strives to paint 

The moment after death, 
The glories that surround the saints, 
When yielding up their breath. 

2 One gentle sigh their fetters breaks! 

We scarce can say, c They 're gone!' 
Before the willing spirit takes 
Her mansion near the throne. 

3 Faith strives, but all its efforts fail 

To trace her in its flight; 
No eye can pierce within the veil 
Which hides that world of light. 

4 Thus much, and this is all we know, 

They are completely blest; 
Have done with sin, and care, and wo, 
And with their Saviour rest- 
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467, 468. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

5 On harps of gold they praise his name, 
His face they always view; 
Then let us followers be of them, 
That we may praise him too. 

467. C. M. Doddridge. 

JVear Approach of Salvation. 

1 Awake, ye saints, and raise your eyes, 

And raise your voices high; 
Awake, and praise that sovereign love, 
That shows salvation nigh. 

2 On all the wings of time it flies; 

Each moment brings it near; 
Then welcome each declining day! 
Welcome each closing year! 

3 Not many years their round shall run, 

Not many mornings rise, 
Ere all its glories stand revealed 
To our admiring eyes. 

4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course 

Ye mortal powers decay; 
Fast as ye bring the night of death, 
Ye bring eternal day. 

468. L. M. J. Newton. 

Home in View. 

1 As when the weary traveller gains 
The height of some o'erlooking hill, 
His heart revives, if cross the plains 
He eyes his home, though distant still : 



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2 While he surveys the much-loved spot, 
He slights the space that lies between; 
His past fatigues are now forgot, 
Because his journey's end is seen: 

3 Thus, when the christian pilgrim views, 
By faith, his mansion in the skies, 
The sight his fainting strength renews, 
And wings his speed to reach the prize. 

4 The thought of home his spirit cheers, 
No more he grieves for troubles past; 
Nor any future trial fears, 

So he may safe arrive at last. 

5 'T is there, he says, I am to dwell 
With Jesus in the realms of day; 
Then I shall bid my cares farewell, 
And God shall wipe my tears away. 

6 Father! on thee our hope depends, 
To lead us on to thine abode: 
Assured our home will make amends 
For all our toil when on the road. 

469. M. Montgomery. 

Preparation for Heaven, 

1 Heaven is a place of rest from sin, 
But all who hope to enter there, 
Must here that holy course begin, 
Which shall their souls for rest prepare 

2 Clean hearts, God, in us create, 
Right spirits, Lord, in us renew; 
Commenc e we now that higher state, 
Now do thy will as angels do. 



470. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



3 In Jesus' footsteps may we tread, 
Learn every lesson of his love; 
And be from grace to glory led, 
From heaven below to heaven above. 

470. CM. Mrs. Steele. 

Immortal Joys. 

1 How long shall earth's alluring toys 

Detain our hearts and eyes, 
Regardless of immortal joys, 
And strangers to the skies? 

2 These transient scenes will soon decay; 

They fade upon the sight: 
And quickly will their brightest day 
Be lost in endless night. 

3 could our thoughts and wishes fly 

Above earth's gloomy shades, 
To those bright worlds beyond the sky, 
Which sorrow ne'er invades: 

4 There joys, unseen by mortal eyes 

Or reason's feeble ray, 
In ever-blooming prospect rise, 
Unconscious of decay. 

5 Lord, send a beam of light divine, 

To guide our upward aim; 
With one reviving ray of thine 
Our languid hearts inflame. 

6 Then shall on faith's sublimest wing 

Our ardent wishes rise, 
To those bright scenes, where pleasures 
Immortal in the skies. 



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471. C. P. M. C Wesley 

Reunion of Friends in Heaven. 

1 If death my friend and me divide, 
Thou dost not, Lord, my sorrow chide, 

Or frown my tears to see: 
Restrained from passionate excess, 
Thou bidst me mourn in calm distress, 

For them that rest in thee. 

2 I feel a strong immortal hope, 
Which bears my mournful spirit up, 

Beneath its mountain-load : 
Redeemed from death, and grief, and pain, 
I soon shall find my friend again, 

Within the arms of God. 

3 Pass a few fleeting moments more, 
And death the blessing shall restore, 

Which death hath snatched away; 
For me thou wilt the summons send, 
And give me back my parted friend, 

In that eternal day. 

472. C. M. Christian Psalmist. 
The heavenly Jerusalem. 

1 Jerusalem! my happy home! 

Name ever dear to me! 
When shall my labors have an end 
In joy, and peace, and thee? 

2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls 

And pearly gates behold? 
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong, 
And streets of shining gold ? 



473. LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 

3 There happier bowers lhan Eden's bloom, 

Nor sin nor sorrow know: 
Blessed seats! through rude and stormy scenes 
I onward press to you. 

4 Why should I shrink at pain and wo? 

Or feel at death dismay? 
I 've Canaan's goodly land in view, 
And realms of endless day. 

5 Apostles, martyrs, prophets there, 

Around my Saviour stand ; 
And soon my friends in Christ below, 
Will join the glorious band. 

6 Jerusalem! my happy home! 

My soul still pants for thee; 
Then shall my labours have an end, 
When I thy joys shall see. 

473 C M. Watts. 

Heaven invisible and holy. 

1 Nor eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, 

Nor sense nor reason known 
What joys the Father has prepared 
For those that love his Son. 

2 But the good Spirit of the Lord 

Reveals a heaven to come: 
The beams of glory in his word 
Allure and guide us home. 

3 Pure are the joys above the sky, 

And all the region peace; 
No wanton lips, nor envious eye 
Can see or taste the bliss. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 474, 475. 

4 Those holy gates forever bar 
Pollution, sin and shame; 
None shall obtain admittance there, 
But followers of the Lamb. 

474. L. M. Wesley's Col. 

Eternal Mansions. 

1 Pass a few swiftly fleeting years, 
And all that now in bodies live, 
Shall quit, like me, the vale of tears, 
Their righteous sentence to receive. 

2 But all, before they hence remove, 
May mansions for themselves prepare 
In that eternal home above; 

And, my God ! shall I be there? 

475. C. M. Watts. 

The Promised Land. 

1 There is a land of pure delight, 

Where saints immortal reign, 
Infinite day excludes the night, 
And pleasures banish pain. 

2 There everlasting spring abides, 

And never-withering flow T ers; 
Death, like a narrow sea, divides 
This heavenly land from ours. 

8 Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 
Stand dressed in living green: 
So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
While Jordan rolled between, 



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4 But timorous mortals start and shrink, 

To cross this narrow sea, 
And linger, shivering on the brink, 
And fear to launch away. 

5 Oh! could we make our doubts remove, 

Those gloomy doubts that rise — 
And see the Canaan, that we love, 
With unbeclouded eyes: 

6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, 

And view the landscape o'er; 
No. Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, 
Should fright us from the shore. 

476. L. M. 6 1. Christian Psalmist 
Foretaste of Heaven, 

1 What must it be to dwell above, 

At God's right hand, where Jesus reigns, 
Since the sweet earnest of his love 
O'erwhelms us on these earthly plains! 
No heart can think, no tongue explain, 
What bliss it is with Christ to reign. 

2 When sin no more obstructs our sight, 
When sorrow pains our hearts no more, 
How shall we view the Prince of Light, 
And all his works of grace explore! 
What heights and depths of love divine 
Will there through endless ages shine! 

S This is the heaven I long to know; 
For this, w : th patience, I w T ould wait, 
Till, weaned from earth, and all below, 
I mount to my celestial seat, 
And wave my palm, and wear my crown, 
And, with the elders, cast them down. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 477, 478, 

477. C. M. Watts. 

The Hope of Heaven our Support in Trials, 

1 When I can read my title clear 

To mansions in the skies, 
I bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 

2 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come. 

And storms of sorrow fall ; 
May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my all — 

S There shall I bathe my weary sou 1 
In seas of heavenly rest; 
And not a wave of trouble roll 
Across my peaceful breast. 

478. C. M. Addison. 

Looking forward to Judgment, 

1 When rising from the bed of death, 

Overwhelmed with guilt and fear, 
I see my Maker face to face, 
how shall I appear! 

2 If yet, while pardon may be found, 

And mercy may be sought, 
My heart with inward horror shrinks, 
And trembles at the thought: 

3 When thou, Lord ! shalt stand disclosed 

In majesty severe, 
And sit in judgment on my soul ; 
how shall I appear! 



479. 



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4 But there 's forgiveness, Lord, with thee; 

Thy natyre is benign: 
Thy pard'ning mercy I implore, 
For mercy, Lord, is thine. 

5 let thy boundless mercy shine 

On my benighted soul ! 
Correct my passions, mend my heart, 
And all my fears control. 

6 And may I taste thy richer grace, 

In that decisive hour 
When Christ to judgment shall descend, 
And time shall be no more. 

479. CM. H, H. MlLMAN. 

The last Harvest, 

1 The angel comes; he comes to reap 

The harvest of the Lord ! 
O'er all the earth with fatal sweep 
Wide waves his flaming sword. 

2 And w T ho are they, in sheaves to bide 

The fire of vengeance bound ? 
The tares, whose rank luxuriant pride 
Choked the fair crop around. 

3 And who are they, reserved in store 

God's treasure-house to fill ? 
The wheat, a hundred fold that bore 
Amid surrounding ill. 

4 King of mercy! grant us power 

Thy fiery wrath to flee! 
In thy destroying angel's hour, 
gather us to thee! 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY 480, 481. 

480. C. M. Butcher. 

The Light of Eternity. 

1 6 Stand still, refulgent orb of day! ' 

The Jewish victor cries : 
So shall at last an angel say, 
And tear it from the skies. 

2 A flame intenser than the sun 

Shall melt his golden urn; 
Time's empty glass no more shall run 
Nor human years return. 

3 Then, with immortal splendour bright. 

That glorious orb shall rise, 
Which through eternity shall light 
The new created skies. 

4 On the bright ranks of happy souls 

Those blissful beams shall shine; 
While the loud song of triumph rolls ; 
In harmony divine. 

5 let not sordid, base desire, 

The souPs dark rayless night, 
Unfit us for heaven's sacred choir, 
Or God's eternal light! 

481. S. M. Montgomery. 

The Issues of Life and Death. 

1 there shall rest be found, 
Rest for the weary soul ? 
5 T w T ere vain the ocean depths to sound, 
Or pierce to either pole: 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



2 The world can never give 
The bliss for which we sigh; 

'T is not the whole of life to live, 
Nor all of death to die. 

3 Beyond this vale of tears, 
There is a life above, 

Unmeasured by the flight of years, 
And all that life is love : — 

4 There is a death, whose pang 
Outlasts the fleeting breath; 

what appalling horrors hang 
Around the 4 second death! 1 

5 Lord God of truth and grace, 
Teach us that death to shun, 

Lest we be banished from thy face x 
And utterly undone. 

6 Here would we end our quest; 
Alone are found in thee, 

The life of perfect love, — the rest 
Of immortality. 



482. C. P. M. C.Wesley. 

Contemplation of Judgment, 

1 God, mine inmost soul convert, 
And deeply on my thoughtful heart 

Eternal things impress; 
Give me to feel their solemn weight, 
And tremble on the brink of fate, 

And wake to righteousness. 



LIFE; DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 483. 



2 Before me place, in dread array, 
The pomp of that tremendous day, 

When thou with clouds shalt come 
To judge the nations at thy bar; 
And tell me, Lord, shall I be there 

To meet a joyful doom. 

3 Be this my one great business here. 
With serious industry and fear, 

Eternal bliss to insure; 
Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, 
And suffer all thy righteous w'U, 

And to the end endure. 

4 Then, Father, then my soul receive, 
Transported from this vale, to live 

And reign with thoe above; 
Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, 
And hope in full supreme delight, 

And everlasting love. 



483. 7S M. Bp. Heber. 

The Last Judgment. 

1 In the sun and moon and stars 
Signs and wonders there shall be; 
Earth shall quake with inward wars, 
Nations with perplexity. 

2 Soon shall ocean's hoary deep, 
Tossed with stronger tempests, rise; 
Darker storms the mountain sweep, 
Redder lightning rend the skies. 

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484. 



LIFE, DEATH, AND FUTURITY. 



3 Evil thoughts shall shake the proud, 
Racking doubt and restless fear; 
And, amid the thunder-cloud, 
Shall the Judge of men appear. 

4 But though from that awful face 
Heaven shall fade and earth shall fly, 
Fear not ye, his chosen race, 
Your redemption draweth nigh! 

484. P. M. Luther. 

Luther's Judgment Hymn. 

1 Great God ! what do I see and hear! 

The end of things created ! 
The Judge of mankind doth appear 

On clouds of glory seated. 
The trumpet sounds; the graves restore 
The dead which they contained before; — 

Prepare, my soul, to meet him! 



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485. C. M. Bp. Heber. 

Early Religion. 

1 By cool Siloam's shady rill 

How sweet the lily grows! 
How sweet the breath beneath the hill 
Of Sharon's dewy rose! 

2 Lo, such the child whose early feet 

The paths of peace have trod ; 
Whose secret heart, with influence sweet, 
Is upward drawn to God ! 

3 By cool Siloam's shady rill 

The lily must decay; 
The rose that blooms beneath the hill 
Must shortly fade away. 

4 And soon, too soon, the wintry hour 

Of man's maturer age 
Will shake the soul with sorrow's power, 
And stormy passion's rage! 

5 thou who giv'st us life and breath, 

We seek thy grace alone, 
In childhood, manhood, age, and death, 
To keep us still thine own! 



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486. C. M. wa 

Advantages of early Religion. 

1 Happy the child whose tender years 

Receive instructions well ; 
Who hates the sinner's path, and fears 
The road that leads to hell. 

2 When we devote our youth to God, 

'T is pleasing in bis eyes; 
A flower when offered in the bud 
Is no vain sacrifice. 

3 'T is easier w T ork if we begin 

To fear the Lord betimes; 
While sinners, who grow old in sin* 
Are hardened in their crimes. 

4 'T will save us from a thousand snares 

To mind religion young; 
Grace will preserve our following years, 
And make our virtue strong. 

5 To thee, almighty God ! to thee 

Our childhood we resign: 
? T will please us to look back and see 
That our whole lives were thine. 

6 Let the sweet work of prayer and praise 

Employ our youngest breath: 
Thus, we 're prepared for longer days, 
Or fit for early death. 



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487, 488. 



487. L. M. cawood. 

For Children. 

1 In Israel's fane, by silent night, 

The lamp of God was burning bright; 
And there, by viewless angels kept, 
Samuel, the child, securely slept. 

2 A voice unknown the stillness broke; 

4 Samuel ! ' it called, and thrice it spoke; 
He rose; he asked whence came the word? 
From Eli? No — it was the Lord. 

3 Thus early called to serve his God, 
In paths of righteousness he trod ; 
Prophetic visions fired his breast, 
And all the chosen tribes were blest. 

4 Speak, Lord ! and, from our earliest days, 
Incline our hearts to love thy ways; 

Thy wakening voice hath reached our ear; 
Speak, Lord, to us; thy servants hear. 

488, C. M. Salisbury Coi*. 

Remember thy Creator in the Days of thy Youth* 

1 In the soft season of thy youtn, 

In nature's smiling bloom, 
Ere age arrive, and trembling wait 
Its summons to the tomb; 

2 Remember thy Creator, God; 

For him thy powers employ; 
Make him thy fear, thy love, thy hope, 
Thy confidence, thy joy. 



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3 He shall defend and guide thy course 

Through life's uncertain sea, 
Till thou art landed on the shore 
Of blessed eternity. 

4 Then seek the Lord betimes, and choose 

The path of heavenly truth: 
The earth affords no lovelier sight 
Than a religious youth. 



489. S. M. Montgomery. 

For Sunday Schools. 

1 Within these walls be peace; 
Love through our borders found ; 

In all our little palaces 
Prosperity abound. 

2 God scorns not humble things; 
Here, though the proud despise, 

The children of the King of kings 
Are training for the skies. 

3 May none who thus are taught, 
From glory be cast down, 

But all through faith and patience brought 
To an immortal crown. 

490. C. M. Watts. 

Daily and Nightly Devotion. Ps. 134. 

1 Ye that obey the immortal King, 
Attend his holy place; 
Bow to the glories of his power, 
And bless his wondrous grace. 



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491, 492 



2 Lift up your hands by morning light, 

And send your souls on high: 
Raise your admiring thoughts by night 
Above the starry sky. 

3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts 

With rays of quickening grace; 
The God that spreads the heavens abroad. 
And rules the swelling seas. 

491. C. M. Christian Psalmist. 

For a Blessing with Food. 

1 Fountain of being, Source of good, 
At whose almighty breath 
The creature proves our bane or food, 

Dispensing life or death, 

3 Thoe we address with humble fear; 
Vouchsafe thy gifts to crown: 
Father of all, thy children hear, 
And send a blessing down. 

S may our souls forever pine 
Thy grace to taste and see; 

Athirst tor righteousness divine, 
And hungry after thee, 

492. L. M. Anonymous. 

Goodness of God in the Seasons. 

1 Great God, at whose all powerful caJ, 
At first arose this beauteous frame, 
Thou bidst the seasons change, and all 
The changing seasons speak thy name. 



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2 Thy bounty bids the infant year, 
From winter storms recovered, rise; 
When thousand grateful scenes appear, 
Fresh opening to our wondering eyes. 

3 The new delight how great, to see 
The earth in vernal beauty dressed, 
While in each herb, and flower, and tree 
Thy opening bounty shines confessed. 

4 Aloft, full beaming, reigns the sun, 
And light and genial heat conveys; 
And while he leads the seasons on, 
From thee derives his quickening rays. 

5 Indulgent God ! from every part 
Thy plenteous blessings largely flow; 
We see; we taste; let every heart 
With grateful love and duty glow. 

493- H. M. Freeman. 

Imitation of Thomson's Hymn on the Seasons* 

1 Lord of the worlds below! 
On earth thy glories shine; 
The changing seasons show 
Thy skill and power divine. 

In all we see 
A God appears; 
The rolling years 
Are full of thee. 

2 Forth in the flowery spring, 
We see thy beauty move; 
The birds on branches sing 
Thy tenderness and love; 



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Wide flush the hills; 
The air is balm: 
Devotion's calm 
Our bosom fills. 

8 Then come, in robes of light, 
The summer's flaming days; 
The sun, thine image bright, 
Thy majesty displays; 

And oft thy voice 

In thunder rolls; 

But still our souls 

In thee rejoice. 

4 In autumn, a rich feast 
Thy common bounty gives 
To man, and bird, and beast, 
And every thing that lives. 

Thy liberal care 
At morn and noon 
And harvest moon, 
Our lips declare. 

5 In winter, awful thou! 

With storms around thee cast 
The leafless forests bow 
Beneath thy northern blast. 
While tempests lower, 
To thee, dread King, 
We homage bring, 
And own thy power. 



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494. C. M. Watts. 

The Seasons of the Year. Ps. 147. 

1 With songs and honours sounding loud, 

Address the Lord on high; 
Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, 
And waters veil the sky. 

2 He sends his showers of blessings down 

To cheer the plains below; 
He makes the grass the mountains crown, 
And corn in valleys grow. 

3 His steady counsels change the face 

Of the declining year; 
He bids the sun cut short his race, 
And wintry days appear. 

4 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow 

Descend and clothe the ground ; 
The liquid streams forbear to flow, 
In icy fetters bound. 

5 He sends hie word, and melts the snow; 

The fields no longer mourn: 
He cans the warmer gales to blow, 
And bids the spring return. 

6 The changing wind, the flying cloud 

Obey his mighty word : 
With songs and honours sounding loud, 
Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 



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495, 496. 



495. C. M. Watts. 

The Blessing of Rain. Ps. 65. 

1 'T is by thy strength the mountains stand, 

God of eternal power! 
The sea grows calm at thy command, 
And tempests cease to roar. 

2 The morning light and evening shade 

Successive comforts bring; 
Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, 
Thy flowers adorn the spring. 

3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, 

Heaven, earth, and air are thine; 
When clouds distil in fruitful showers, 
The Author is divine. 

4 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, 

And ranks of corn appear; 
Thy ways abound with blessings still, 
Thy goodness crowns the year. 

496- C. M. Watts. 
God gives Rain. Ps. 65. 

1 Good is the Lord, the heavenly King, 

Who makes the earth his care; 
Visits the pastures every spring, 
And bids the grass appear. 

2 The clouds, like rivers, raised on high, 

Pour out, at thy command, 
Their watery blessings from the sky. 
To cheer the thirsty land. 



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The softened ridges of the field 

Permit the corn to spring; 
The valleys rich provision yield, 
And the poor labourers sing. 

The little hills, on every side, 
Rejoice at falling showers; 
The meadows, dressed in all their pride, 
Perfume the air with flowers; 

5 The various months thy goodness crowns; 
How bounteous are thy ways! 
The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, 
And shepherds shout thv praise. 

497- L. M. Rippon's Col. 

Divine Influences compared to Rain, 

1 The dews and rains, in all their store, 
Watering the pastures o'er and o'er, 
Are not so copious as that grace 
Which sanctifies and saves our race 

2 As iu soft silence, vernal showers 
Descend and cheer the fainting flowers! 
So in the secrecy of love 

Falls the sweet influence from above. 

3 That heavenly influence let me find 
In holy silence of the mind, 

While every grace maintains its bloom, 
Diffusing wide its rich perfume. 

4 Nor let these blessings be confined 
To me, but poured on all mankind ; 
Till earth's wild wastes in verdure rise, 
And a new Eden bless our eyes. 



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498 



498. C. M. Addison. 

The Traveller's Hymn. 

1 How are thy servants blest, Lord ! 

How sure is their defence! 
Eternal Wisdom is their guide, 
Their help Omnipotence. 

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, 

Supported by thy care, 
They pass unhurt though burning climes, 
And breathe in tainted air. 

3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil, 

Makes every region please; 
The hoary frozen hills it warms, 
And smooths the boisterous seas. 

4 Though by the dreadful tempest tossed 

High on the broken wave, 
They know thou art not slow to hear, 
Nor impotent to save. 

5 The storm is laid, the winds retire, 

Obedient to thy will ; 
The sea, that roars at thy command, 
At thy command is still. 

6 In midst of dangers, fears, and death, 

Thy goodness I '11 adore; 
And praise thee for thy mercies past, 
And humbly hope for more. 



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499, 500, MISCELLANEOUS. 



499. L. M. c. WEB*** 

The Mariner's Hymn, 

1 Glory to thee, whose powerful word 
Bids the tempestuous wind arise; 
Glory to thee, the sovereign Lord 

Of air, and earth, and seas, and skies! 

2 Let air, and earth, and skies obey, 
And seas thine awful will perform; 
From them we learn to own thy sway, 
And shout to meet the gathering storm. 

3 What though the floods lift up their voice, 
Thou nearest, Lord, our louder cry; 
They cannot damp thy children's joys, 
Or shake the soul when God is nigh. 

4 Roar on, ye w T aves! our souls defy 
Your roaring to disturb our rest; 
In vain to impair the calm ye try, 
The calm in a believer's breast. 

500. L. M. C. Wesley. 

The Mariner's Hymn of Praise* 

1 Lord of the wide-extended main! 
Whose power the winds and seas controls, 
Whcse hand doth earth and heaven sustain, 
Whose Spirit leads believing souls; 

2 Throughout the deep thy footsteps shine; 
We own thy way is in the sea, 
O'erawed by majesty divine, 

And lost in thine immensity! 



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S Thy wisdom here we learn to adore, 
Thine everlasting truth we prove, 
Amazing heights of boundless power, 
Unfathomable depths of love. 

4 Infinite God, thy greatness spanned 
These heavens, and meted out the skies; 
Lo! in the hollow of thy hand 

The measured waters sink and rise. 

5 Thee to perfection who can tell ? 
Earth and her sons beneath thee lie, 
Lighter than dust within thy jcale, 
And less than nothing in thine eye. 

6 Yet in thy Son divinely great, 
We claim thy providential care; 
Boldly we stand before thy seat, 
Our Advocate hath placed us there 

7 With him we are gone up on high, 
Since he is ours, and we are his; 
With him we reign above the sky, 
And walk upon the subject seas. 

501. L. M. 61. Anonymous. 

The Mariner's Hymn. 

1 Lord of the Sea! — thy potent sway 
Old Ocean's wildest waves obey; 
The gale that whistles through the shrouds, 
The storm that drives the frighted clouds — 
If but thy whisper order peace, 
How soon their rude commotions cease! 



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2 Lord of the Sea! — the silent hour, 

And deep, dull calm, confess thy power; 
The sun that pours his welcome light, 
The moon that makes the dark scene bright, 
The guiding star, the favoring wind, 
Display a good and sovereign mind. 

3 Lord of the Sea! — the seaman keep 
From all the dangers of the deep! 
When high the white-capped billows rise, 
When tempests roar along the skies, 
When foes or shoals awaken fear — 

0! in thy mercy be thou near! 

4 Lord of the Sea! — when safe from harm, 
The sailor rests in slumbers calm, 

May dreams of home his spirit cheer, — 
Dreams that shall never false appear; 
May thoughts of friends, and peace, and thee, 
His solid consolations be! 

5 Lord of the Sea! — a sea is life 

Of care and sorrow, wo and strife! 
With watchful pains we steer along, 
To keep the right path, shun the wrong: 
God grant, that after every roam, 
We gain an everlasting home! 

502. 8, 7 & 4s M. cotterilu 

The Light to lighten the Gentiles, 
1 O'er the realms of pagan darkness, 
Let the eye of pity gaze; 
See the kindred of the people 
Lost in sin's bewildering maze; 

Darkness brooding 
On the face of all the earth. 



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2 Light of them that sit in darkness! 

Rise and shine, thy blessings bring; 
Light to lighten all the Gentiles! 
Rise with healing in thy wing; 

To thy brightness 
Let all kings and nations come. 

3 May the heathen, now adoring 

Idol-gods of wood and stone, 
Come, and, worshipping before him 1 
Serve the living God alone: 

Let thy glory 
Fill the earth as floods the sea. 

4 Thou to whom all power is given, 

Speak the word ; — at thy command, 
Let the company of preachers 

Spread thy name from land to land ; 

Lord, be with them 
Alway to the end of time. 

503. 7 &6sM. bp.hbbrh. 

Missionary Hymn. 

1 From Greenland's icy mountains, 

From India's coral strand, 
Where Afric's sunny fountains 

Roll down their golden sand ; 
From many an ancient river, 

From many a palmy plain, 
They call us to deliver 

Their land from error's chain. 

2 What though the spicy breezes 

Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle; 
Though every prospect pleases, 
And only man is vile; 



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In vain with lavish kindness 
The gifts of God are strown; 

The heathen in his blindness 
Bows down to wood and stone 

8 Shall w T e, whose souls are lighted 

By wisdom from on high, 
Shall we to men benighted 

The lamp of life deny? 
Salvation! salvation! 

The joyful sound proclaim, 
Till each remotest nation 

Has learnt Messiah's name. 



504. C. M. MONTGOMIBT 

Restoration of Israel. 

1 Daughter of Zion, from the dust 

Exalt thy fallen head; 
Again in thy Redeemer trust, 
He calls thee from the dead. 

2 Awake, awake! put on thy strength, 

Thy beautiful array; 
The day of freedom dawns at length, 
The Lord's appointed day. 

3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, 

And send thy heralds forth; 
Say to the south, c Give up thy charge, 
And keep not back, north! ' 

4 They come, they come; — thine exiled bands 

Where'er they rest or roam, 
Have heard thy voice in distant lands, 
And hasten to their home. 



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505, 500. 



505. C. M. Wesley's Col. 

Relying on God in Time of Trial, 

1 Father of lights, thy needful &d 

To us that ask, impart; 
Mistrustful of ourselves, afraid 
Of our own treacherous heart. 

2 In spite of our resolves, we fear 

Our own infirmity; 
And tremble at the trial near, 
And cry, God, to thee! 

3 Our only help in danger's hour, 

Our orly strength thou art! 
Above the world, and all its power, 
And greater than our heart. 

4 If on thy promised grace alone 

We faithfully depend, 
Thou surely wilt preserve thy own, 
And keep them to the end. 



506. CM. bp.hebke. 

In times of Distress and Danger. 

1 Oh God that madest the earth and sky, 

The darkness and the day, 
Give ear to this thy family, 

And help us when we pray! 
For wide the waves of bitterness 

Around our vessel roar, 
And heavy grows the pilot's heart, 

To view the rocky shore! 



507 MISCELLANEOUS. 

2 The cross our Master bore for us, 

For Him we fain would bear; 
But mortal strength to weakness turns, 

And courage to despair! 
Then mercy on our failings, Lord ! 

Our sinking faith renew! 
And when his sorrows visit us, 

Oh send his patience too! 

507. L. M. Mrs. Steele. 

Faith in God in Times of Scarcity. 

1 Should famine o'er the mourning field 
Extend her desolating reign, 

Nor spring her blooming beauties yield. 
Nor autumn swell the fruitful grain: 

2 Should lowing herds, and bleating sheep* 
Around their famished master die; 

And hope itself despairing weep, 
While life deplores its last supply; 

8 Amid the dark, the deathful scene, 
If I can say, The Lord is mine! 
The joy shall triumph o'er the pain, 
And glory dawn, though life decline. 

4 The God of my salvation lives; 
My nobler life he will sustain; 
His word immortal vigour gives, 
Nor shall my glorious hopes be vain 



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508, 509. 



508. C M. Heginbotham. 

Comfort in Sickness and Death. 

1 When sickness shakes the languid frame, 

Each dazzling pleasure flies; 
Phantoms of bliss no more obscure 
Our long-deluded eyes. 

2 The tottering frame of mortal life 

Shall crumble into dust; 
Nature shall faint — but learn, my soul, 
On nature's God to trust. 

3 The man whose pious heart is fixed 

On his all-gracious God, 
In every frown may comfort find, 
And kiss the chastening rod. 

4 Nor him shall death itself alarm; 

On heaven his soul relies; 
With joy he views his Maker's love, 
And with composure dies. 

509. C. M. Exeter Cox. 

Wonderful formation of Man. 

1 When I with curious eyes survey 
My complicated frame, 
I read on every part inscribed 
My great Creator's name. 

ft Why was my body formed erect, 
Whilst brutes bow down to earth, 
But that my soul should learn to know 
And claim its nobler birth? 
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3 Author of life, my tongue shall sing 
The wonders of my frame. 
Long as I breathe, and think, and speak, 
I '11 praise thy glorious name. 

510. 10s M. Sir John Davies. 
Dignity of Human Nature. 

1 Oh! what is man, great Maker of mankind ! 
That thou to him so great respect dost bear! 
That thou adorn' st him with so bright a mind 
Mak'st him a king, and e'en an angel's peer! 

2 Oh! what a lively life, what heavenly power, 
What spreading virtue, what a sparkling fire, 
How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower 
Dost thou within this dying flesh inspire! 

3 Nor hast thou given these blessings for a day 
Nor made them on the body's life depend : 
The soul, though made in time, survives for r 
And though it hath beginning, sees no end. 

511. C M. Anonymous. 

Old Age anticipated. 

1 When in the vale of lengthened years 

My feeble feet shall tread, 
And I survey the various scenes 
Through which I have been led? 

2 How many mercies will my life 

Before my view unfold ! 
What countless dangers will be past, 
What tales of sorrow told ! 



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512 



3 But yet, my soul ! if thou canst say 

1 Ve seen my God in all ; 
In every blessing owned his hand, 
In every loss his call ; 

4 If piety has marked my steps, 

And love my actions formed, 
And purity possessed my heart, 
And truth my lips adorned : 

5 If I an aged servant am 

Of Jesus and of God, 
I need not fear the closing scene, 
Nor dread the appointed road. 

6 This scene will all my labours end ; 

This road conduct on high; 
With comfort I '11 review the past, 
And triumph though I die. 

512. L. M. Anonymous. 

Memory of the Past, 

1 How blest is he whose tranquil mind, 
When life declines, recalls again 
The years that time has cast behind, 
And reaps delight from toil and pain. 

2 So, when the transient storm is past, 
The sudden gloom and driving shower, 
The sweetest sunshine is the last; 
The loveliest is the evening hour. 



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513. 7s. J. New-tow. 

At Parting. 

1 As the sun's enlivening eye 
Shines on every place the same; 
So the Lord is always nigh 

To the souls that love his name. 

2 When they move at duty's call, 
He is with them by the way; 
He is ever with them all, 

Those who go, and those who stay. 

3 From his holy mercy-seat 
Nothing can their souls confine; 
Still in spirit they may meet, 
And in sweet communion join. 

4 For a season called to part, 
Let us then ourselves commend 
To the gracious eye and heart 
Of our ever-present Friend. 

5 Father, hear our humble prayer! 
Tender shepherd of thy sheep, 
Let thy mercy and thy care 

All our souls in safety keep. 

6 In thy strength may we be strong; 
Sweeten every cross and pain; 
Give us, if we live, ere long, 
Here to meet in peace again. 



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514, 



514. -L. M. Doddridge. 

The Christian Farewell. 

1 Thy presence, everlasting God ! 
Wide o'er all nature spreads abroad : 
Thy watchful eyes, which cannot sleep, 
In every place thy children keep. 

2 While near each other we remain, 
Thou dost our lives and souls sustain; 
When separate, happy if we share 
Thy smiles, thy counsels and thy care 

3 To thee we all our ways commit, 
And seek our comforts near thy feet; 
Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine, 
And guard and guide us still as thine. 

4 Give us, in thy beloved house, 
Again to pay our grateful vows; 
Or, if that joy no more be known, 
Give us to meet around thy throne. 

515. l. M. Anonymous 

Death of an Infant. 

1 As the sweet flower that scents the morn, 
But withers in the rising day; 

Thus lovely was this infant's dawn. 
Thus swiftly fled its life away. 

2 It died ere its expanding soul 

Had ever burnt with wrong desires, 
Had ever spurned at Heaven's control, 
Or ever quenched its sacred fires. 
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3 It died to sin, it died to cares, 
But for a moment felt the rod : — 
mourner! such, the Lord declares, 
Such are the children of our God ! 

516. C. M. Christian Psalmist 
The Saints in Glory, 

1 How bright these glorious spirits shine. 

Whence all their white array ? 
How came they to the blissful seats 
Of everlasting day? 

2 Lo! these are they from sufferings great 

Who came to realms of light, 
And in the blood of Christ have washed 
Those robes which shine so bright. 

3 Now with triumphal palms they stand 

Before the throne on high, 
And serve the God they love, amidst 
The glories of the sky. 

4 Hunger and thirst are felt no more, 

Nor suns with scorching ray; 
God is their sun, whose cheering beams 
Diffuse eternal day. 

5 The Lamb which dwells amidst the throne 

Shall o'er them still preside, 
Feed them with nourishment divine, 
And all their footsteps guide. 

6 'Mong pastures green he '11 lead his flock, 

Where living streams appear; 
And God the Lord from every eye 
Shall wipe off every tear. 



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517. C. M. Montgomery. 

This do in Remembrance of me. 

1 According to thy gracious word. 

In meek humility, 
This will I do, my dying Lord, 
I will remember thee. 

2 Thy body, broken for my sake, 

My bread from heaven shall be; 
Thy testamental cup I take, 
And thus remember thee. 

3 Gethsemane can I forget? 

Or there thy conflict see, 
Thine agony and bloody sweat, 
And not remember thee? 

4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes, 

And rest on Calvary, 
Lamb of God, my sacrifice! 
I must remember thee : — 

5 Remember thee, and all thy pains, 

And all thy love to me; 
Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, 
Will I remember thee. 

6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, 

And mind and memory flee, 
When thou shalt in thy kingdom come, 
Jesus, remember me. 



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518. L. M. Watt.. 

The Memorial of our absent Lord, 

1 Jesus is gone above the skies, 
Where our weak senses reach him not; 
And carnal objects court our eyes, 

To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 

2 He knows what wandering hearts we have, 
Apt to forget his lovely face; 

And, to refresh our minds, he gave 
These kind memorials of his grace. 

3 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, 
And earth grow less in our esteem; 
Christ and his love fill every thought, 
And faith and hope be fixed on him. 

4 Whilst he is absent from our sight, 
'T is to prepare our souls a place, 
That we may dwell in heavenly light, 
And live forever near his face. 



519. CM. Sewall's Col. 

A Communion Hymn. 

1 God, accept the sacred hour 

Which we to thee have given; 
And let this hallowed scene have power 
To raise our souls to heaven. 

2 Still let us hold, till life departs, 

The precepts of thy Son, 
Nor let our thoughtless, thankless hearts 
Forget what he has done. 



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5-20, 521 



S His true disciples may we live, 
From all corruption free, 
And humbly learn like him to give 
Our powers, our wills to thee. 

520. CM. E. Taylor 

Proper Dispositions for the Communion, 

1 here, if ever, God of love! 

Let strife and hatred cease; 
And every thought harmonious move, 
And every heart be peace. 

2 Not here, where met to think on him, 

Whose latest thoughts were ours, 
Shall mortal passions come to dim 
The prayer devotion pours. 

3 No, gracious Master, not in vain 

Thy life of love hath been; 
The peace thou gavest, may yet remain, 
Though thou no more art seen. 

4 ' Thy kingdom come;' w 7 e watch, we wait. 

To hear thy cheering call ; 
When heaven shall ope its glorious gate, 
And God be all in all. 

521 • L. M. Watts. 

The Lord's Supper instituted. 

1 5 T was on that dark, that doleful night, 
When pow T ers of earth and hell arose 
Against the Son of God's delight, 
And friends betrayed him to his foes: 



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2 Before the mournful scene began, 

He took the bread, and blessed, and brake: 
What love through all his actions ran! 
What wondrous words of grace he spake! 

3 c This is my body, broke for sin; 
Receive and eat the living food:' 

Then took the cup, and blessed the wine; 
4 'T is the new covenant in my blood.' 

4 c Do this,' he cried, 4 till time shall end, 
In memory of your dying Friend ; 
Meet at my table, and record 

The love of your departed Lord.' 

5 Jesus! thy feast we celebrate, 

We show thy death, we sing thy name, 
Till thou return, and we shall eat 
The marriage supper of the Lamb. 

522. C. M« Birmingham Col. 

For Communicants. 

1 Ye followers of the Prince of Peace, 

Who round his table draw! 
Remember what his spirit was, 
What his peculiar law. 

2 The love, which all his bosom filled, 

Did all his actions guide; 
Inspired by love, he lived and taught; 
Inspired by love, he died. 

3 Let each the sacred law fulfil ; 

Like his be every mind: 
Be every temper formed by love, 
And every action kind. 



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523, 524 



*l jL,et none who call themselves his friends.) 
Disgrace the honored name; 
But by a near resemblance prove 
The title which they claim. 

523. 8 & 7S M. Exeter Col. 

After Communion. 

1 From the table now retiring, 

Which for us the Lord hath spread, 
May our souls, refreshment finding, 
Grow in all things like our Head. 

2 His example by beholding, 

May our lives his image bear; 
Him our Lord and Master calling, 
His commands may we revere. 

3 Love to God and man displaying, 

Walking steadfast in his w T ay, 
Joy attend us in believing, 

Peace from God through endless day! 

524. L. M. West Boston Col. 

Hymn for Baptism. 

1 This child we dedicate to thee, 
God of grace and purity! 

Shield it from sin and threatening wrong. 
And let thy love its life prolong. 

2 may thy spirit gently draw 
Its willing soul to keep thy law; 
May virtue, piety and truth, 
Dawn even with its dawning youtn, 



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3 We, too, before thy gracious sight, 
Once shared the blest baptismal rite, 
And would renew its solemn vow 
With love, and thanks, and praises now. 

4 Grant that with true and faithful heart, 
We still may act the Christian's part, 
Cheered by each promise thou hast given, 
And labouring for the prize in heaven. 

525. c. M. Doddridge. 

Dedication of Children to God and Christ. 

1 See Israel's gentle Shepherd stand 

With all-engaging charms; 
Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, 
And folds them in his arms! 

2 Permit them to approach, he cries, 

Nor scorn their humble name; 
For 't was to bless such souls as these, 
The Lord of angels came. 

3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, 

And yield them up to thee; 
Joyful, that we ourselves are thine. 
Thine let our offspring be. 

4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear: 

Ye children, seek his face; 
And fly with transport to receive 
The blessings of his grace. 

5 If orphans they are left behind, 

God's guardian care we trust: 
That care shall heal our bleeding hearts, 
If weeping o'er their dust. 



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526, 527 



526. C. M. Anonymous. 

Practical Improvement of Baptism, 

1 Attend, ye children of your God, 

Ye heirs of glory, hear; 
Let accents so divine as these 
Engaga the attentive ear: — 

2 Baptized into your Saviour's death, 

Your souls to sin must die; 
With Christ your Lord ye live anew, 
With Christ ascend on high. 

3 Rise from these earthly trifles; rise, 

On wings of faith and love; 
In heaven your choicest treasure lies, 
And be your hearts above. 



527. P. M. Flint. 

On leaving an ancient Church. 

1 Here to the High and Holy One, 

Our fathers early reared 
A house of prayer, a lowly one, 

Yet long to them endeared 
By hours of sweet communion 

Held with their covenant God, 
As oft, in sacred union, 

His hallowed courts they trod. 

2 Gone are the pious multitudes, 

That here kept holy time, 
In other courts assembled now 
For worship more sublime. 
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Their children, we are waiting 
In meekness, Lord, thy call ; 

Thy love still celebrating, 
Our hope, our trust, our all. 

3 These time-worn walls, the resting-place, 

So oft from earthly cares, 
To righteous souls now perfected, 

We leave with thanks and prayers; 
With thanks, for every blessing 

Vouchsafed through all the past, 
With prayers, thy throne addressing 

For guidance to the last. 

4 Though from this house, so long beloved, 

We part with sadness now, 
Yet here, we trust, with gladness soon 

In fairer courts to bow: 
So when our souls forsaking 

These bodies, fallen and pale, 
In brighter forms awaking, 

With joy the change shall hail. 



528. L« M. Montgomery. 

On lay ing the Foundation- Stone of a Church* 

1 This stone to thee in faith we lay, 
We build the temple, Lord, to thee; 
Thine eye be open, night and day, 
To guard this house and sanctuary. 

2 Here, when thy people seek thy face, 
And dying sinners pray to live, 

Hear thou in heaven, thy dwelling-place, 
And, when thou nearest, forgive ! 



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529 



S Here, when thy messengers proclaim 
The blessed gospel of thy Son, 
Still, by the power of his great name. 
Be mighty signs and wonders done. 

4 Hosanna! to their heavenly King, 
When children's voices raise that song, 
Hosanna! let their angels sing, 

And heaven with earth the strain prolong. 

5 But will indeed Jehovah deign 
Here to abide, no transient guest? 
Here will the world's Redeemer reign, 
And here the Holy Spirit rest? 

6 That glory never hence depart! 

Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone; 
Thy kingdom come to every heart, 
In every bosom fix thy throne. 

529. Lt. M. Doddridge. 
On opening a new Place of Worship* 

1 And will the great eternal God 
On earth establish his abode? 

And will he from his radiant throne 
Avow our temples for his own? 

2 We bring the tribute of our praise; 
And sing that condescending grace, 
Which to our notes will lend an ear, 
And call us sinful mortals near. 

3 These walls we to thy honour raise: 
Long may they echo with thy praise; 
And thou, deseerdino:, fill the place 
With choicest tokens of thy grace 



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4 Here let the great Redeemer reign, 
With all the graces of his train, 
While power divine his word attends, 
To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 

5 And in the great decisive day, 
When God the nations shall survey, 
May it before the world appear, 
That crowds were born to glory here. 

530. 7s M. Montgomery, 

On opening a Place for Worship. 

1 Lord of hosts, to thee we raise 
Here a house of prayer and praise; 
Thou thy people's heart prepare 
Here to meet for praise and prayer. 

2 Let the living here be fed 

With thy word, the heavenly bread; 
Here, in hope of glory blest, 
May the dead be laid to rest. 

3 Here to thee a temple stand, 
While the sea shall gird the land; 
Here reveal thy mercy sure, 
While the sun and moon endure. 

4 Hallelujah ! — earth and sky 
To the joyful sound reply; 
Hallelujah ! — hence ascend 
Praver and praise till time shall end. 



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531, 



531. L- M. PlEIiPONT. 

Dedication of a House of Worship. 

1 bow thine ear, Eternal One! 
On thee our heart adoring calls; 
To thee the followers of thy Son 

Have raised, and now devote these walls* 

2 Here let thy holy days be kept ; 
And be this place to worship given, 
Like that bright spot where Jacob slept. 
The house of God, the gate of heaven. 

3 Here may thine honour dwell; and here, 
As incense, let thy children's prayer, 
From contrite hearts and lips sincere, 
Rise on the still and holy air. 

4 Here be thy praise devoutly sung; 
Here let thy truth beam forth to save, 
As when, of old, thy spirit hung 

On wings of light o'er Jordan's wave. 

5 And when the lips, that with thy name 
Are vocal now, to dust shall turn, 

On others may devotion's flame 
Be kindled here, and purely burn. 



532. L. M. Willis. 

Dedication Hymn. 

1 The perfect world by Adam trod, 
Was the first temple — built by God; 
His fiat laid the corner stone, 
And heaved its pillars, one by one. 
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533 



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2 He hung its starry roof on high — 
The broad illimitable sky; 

He spread its pavement, green and bright, 
And curtained it with morning light. 

3 The mountains in their places stood — 
The sea, the sky — and c all was good ;' 
And, when its first pure praises rang, 
The c morning stars together sang.' 

4 Lord ! 't is not ours to make the sea 
And earth and sky a house for thee; 
But in thy sight our offering stands, 

An humbler temple, c made with hands.' 

533. L. M. cowper. 

On opening a Place for Social Worship. 

1 Our God, where'er thy people meet, 
There they behold thy mercy-seat ; 
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found, 
And every place is hallowed ground. 

2 For thou, within no walls confined, 
Inhabitest the humble mind ; 

Such ever bring thee where they come, 
And going, take thee to their home. 

3 Here may w e prove the power of prayer. 
To strengthen faith, and sweeten care; 
To teach our faint desires to rise, 

And bring all heaven before our eyes. 

4 Behold, at thy commanding word, 
We stretch the curtain and the cord ; 
Come thou, and fill this wider space, 
And bless us with a large increase. 



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534 



5 Lord, we are few, but thou art near; 
Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear: 
rend the heavens, come quickly down, 
And make a thousand hearts thine own! 



534. L. M. Frothingham. 
Ordination of a Minister. 

1 God, whose presence glows in all 
Within, around us, and above! 

Thy word we bless, thy name we call, 
Whose word is Truth, whose name is Love. 

2 That truth be with the heart believed 
Of all who seek this sacred place; 

With power proclaimed, in peace received— 
Our spirits' light, thy Spirit's grace. 

S That love its holy influence pour, 
To keep us meek, and make us free, 
And throw its binding blessing more 
Round each with all, and all with thee. 

4 Direct and guard the youthful strength 
Devoted to thy Son this day; 

And give thy word full course at length 
O'er man's defects and time's decay. 

5 Send down its angel to our side — 
Send in its calm upon the breast; 
For we would know no other guide, 
And we can need no other rest. 



535, 536. 



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535. L. M. PlERPONT. 

Ordination Hymn. 

1 thou, who art above all height! 
Our God, our Father, and our Friend ! 
Beneath thy throne of love and light, 
Let thine adoring children bend. 

2 We kneel in praise, that here is set 
A vine that by thy culture grew; 

We kneel in prayer that thou wouldst wet 
Its opening leaves with heavenly dew. 

3 Since thy young servant now hath given 
Himself, his powers, his hopes, his youth 
To the great cause of truth and heaven, 
Be thou his guide, God of truth! 

4 Here may his doctrines drop like rain, 
His speech like Hermon's dew distil, 
Till green fields smile, and golden grain, 
Ripe for the harvest, waits thy will. 

5 And when he sinks in death — by care, 
Or pain, or toil, or years oppressed — 
God ! remember thou our prayer, 
And take his spirit to thy rest. 



536. C. M. Doddridge, 

For a Meeting of Ministers, 

1 Let Zion's watchmen all awake, 
And take the alarm they give ; 
Now let them, from the mouth of God, 
Their solemn charge receive. 



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537. 



2 'T is not a cause of small import 

The pastor's care demands; 
But what might fill an angel's heart, 
And filled a Saviour's hands. 

3 All to the great tribunal haste, 

The account to render there; 
And shouldst thou strictly mark our faults, 
Lord, how should we appear? 

4 May they, that Je?us w T hom they preachy 

Their own Redeemer see; 
And watch thou daily o'er their souls, 
That they may watch for thee. 

537. C. M. Browne. 

For a Charitable Occasion, 

1 how can they look up to heaven, 

And ask for mercy there, 
Who never soothed the poor man's pang> 
Nor dried the orphan's tear! 

2 The dread Omnipotence of heaven 

We every hour provoke, 
Yet still the mercy of our God 
Withholds the avenging stroke. 

3 And Christ w T as still the healing friend 

Of poverty and pain, 
And never did imploring wretch 
His garment touch in vain. 

4 May we with humble effort take 

Example from above, 
And thence the active lesson learn 
Of char/ty and love. 



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5 But chiefly be the labour our's 

To shade the early plant; 
To guard from ignorance and guilt 
The infancy of want; 

6 To graft the virtues, ere the bud 

The canker-worm has gnawed, 
And teach the rescued child to lisp 
Its gratitude to God. 

538. p. m. Wesley's Col. 

For a New Year. 

1 Come, let us anew our journey pursue, 

Roll round with the year, 
And never stand still till l4ie Master appear! 

2 His adorable will let us gladly fulfil, 

And our talents improve, 
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love 

3 Our life is a dream, our time as a stream 

Glides swiftly away; 
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay. 

4 The arrow is flown, the moment is gone; 

The millennial year 
Rushes on to our view, and eternity 's here. 

5 that each in the day of his coming may say, 

4 1 have fought my w 7 ay through; 
I have finished the w r ork thou didst give me to do.' 

6 that each from his Lord may receive the glad 

word— 
c Well and faithfully done! 
Enter into my joy, and sit down on my three. ' 



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539, 540 



539. IOsM. E. Taylor. 

The changing Year. 

1 God of the changing year, whose arm of power 
In safety leads through danger's darkest hour, 
Here in thy temple bow thy creatures down, 
To bless thy mercy, and thy might to own. 

2 Thine are the beams that cheer us on our way, 
And pour around the gladdening light of day; 
Thine is the night, and the fair orbs that shine 
To cheer its hours of darkness — all are thine. 

3 If round our path the thorns of sorrow grew, 
And mortal friends were faithless, thou wert true; 
Did sickness shake the frame, or anguish tear 
The wounded spirit, thou wert present there. 

4 Yet when our hearts review departed days, 
How vast thy mercies! how remiss our praise! 
Well may we dread ihine awful eye to meet, 
Bend at thy throne, and worship at thy feet. 

5 lend thine ear, and lift our voice to thee; 
Where'er we dwell, still let thy mercy be; 
From year to year, still nearer to thy shrine 
Draw our frail hearts, and make them wholly thine* 



540. L« M. Doddridge. 

The Year crowned with Divine Goodness. Ps. 65 

1 E t e iiNAL S our c e of every j oy ! 
Well may thy praise our lips employ, 
While in thy temple we appear, 
Whose goodness crowns the circling year 



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2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, 
Thy hand suppcrts the steady pole: 
The sun is taught by thee to rise. 
And darkness when to veil the skies. 

3 The flowery spring, at thy command, 
Embalms the air, and paints the land; 
The summer rays with vigour shine, 
To raise the corn, and cheer the vine. 

4 Thy hand in autumn richiy pours 
Through all our coasts redundant stores; 
And winters, softened by thy care, 

No more a face of horror wear. 

5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, 
Demand successive songs of praise; 

Still be the cheerful Homage paid, 
With opening light and evening shade. 

6 may our more harmonious tongues 
In worlds unknown pursue the songs; 
And in those brighter courts adore, 
Where days and years revolve no more ! 

541. C. M. Doddridge. 

Reflections for a New Year. Ps. 90. 

1 Remark, my soul, the narrow bounds 

Of the revolving year; 
How swift the weeks complete their rounds! 
How short the months appear! 

2 So fast eternity comes on, 

And that important day, 
When all that mortal life has done, 
God's judgment shall survey. 



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542 



3 Yet like an idle tale we pass 

The swift advancing year; 
And study artful ways t 5 increase 
The speed of its career. 

4 Waken, God, my trifling heart, 

Its great concern to see; 
That I may act the Christian part, 
And give the year to thee. 

5 Thus shall their course more grateful roll, 

If future years arise; 
Or this shall bear my peaceful soul 
To joy that never dies. 



542. L. M. Doddridge. 

For the Beginning or End of the Year. 

1 My helper, God ! I bless his name; 
The same his power, his grace the same: 
The tokens of his friendly care 

Open, and crown, and close the year. 

2 I midst ten thousand dangers stand, 
Supported by his guardian hand ; 
And see, when I survey my w T ays, 
Ten thousand monuments of praise. 

3 Thus far his arm hath led me on; 
Thus far I make his mercy known; 
And, while I tread this desert land, 
New blessings shall new songs demand. 



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543. S. M. beddomb. 

Purposes on beginning a New Fear. 

1 My few revolving years. 
How swift they glide away! 

How short the term of life appears, 
When past — but as a day! 

2 A dark and cloudy day, 
Clouded by grief and sin; 

A host of enemies without, 
Distressing fears within. 

3 Lord, through another year 
If thou permit my stay, 

With diligence may I pursue 
The true and living way! 



544. 7s M. j.n EWTON 

Uncertainty of Life. New Year. 

1 See! another year is gone! 
Quickly have the seasons past! 
This we enter now upon 
Will to many prove their last. 
Mercy hitherto has spared, 

But have mercies been improved 3 
Let us ask, Am I prepared, 
Should I be this year removed ? 

2 Some we now no longer see, 
Who their mortal race have run, 
Seemed as fair for life as we, 
When the former year begun. 



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545 



Some — but who God only knows — 
Who are here assembled now, 
Ere the present year shall close, 
To the stroke of death must bow. 

3 If from guilt and sin set free 
By the knowledge of thy grace, 
Welcome, then, the call will be 
To depart and see thy face. 
To thy saints while here below, 
With new years new mercies come; 
But the happiest year they know, 
Is the last that leads them home. 

545. 7S M. J. Newton. 

Swiftness of Time. New Year. 

1 While, with ceaseless course, the sun 
Hasted through the former j ear, 
Many souls their race have run, 
Never more to meet us here! 

Fixed in an eternal state, 
They have done with all below; 
We a little longer wait; 
But how little, none can know. 

2 As the winged arrow flies 
Speedily the mark to find; 

As the lightning from the skies 
Darts, and leaves no trace behind; 
Swiftly thus our fleeting days 
Btar us down life's rapid stream; 
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise; 
All below is but a dream. 



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3 Thanks for mercies past receive, 
Pardon of our sins renew; 
Teach us henceforth how to live, 
With eternity in view. 
Bless thy word to young and old; 
Fill us with a Saviour's love; 
And, when life's short tale is told, 
May we dwell with thee above. 



546. L. M. Doddridge. 

For the opening or closing Year. 

1 Great God! we sing that mighty hand 
By which supported, still we stand: 
The opening year thy mercy shows; 
That mercy crowns it till it close. 

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still are we guarded by our God ; 
By his incessant bounty fed, 

By his unerring counsel led. 

3 With grateful hearts the past we own; 
The future, all to us unknown, 

We to thy guardian care commit, 
And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. 

4 In scenes exalted or depressed, 
Thou art our joy, and thou our rest; 
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
Adored through all our changing days. 

5 Though death shall interrupt these songs, 
And seal in silence mortal tongues, 

Our helper, God, in wiiom we trust, 
In better worlds our souls shall boast. 



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547, 548 



547. C. M. Browne 
Reflections at the Close of the Year. 

1 And now, my soul, another year 

Of my short life is past: 
I cannot long continue here; 
And this may be my last. 

2 Part of my doubtful life is gone, 

Nor will return again; 
And swift my fleeting moments run — 
The few which yet remain! 

3 Awake, my soul ! with all thy care 

Thy true condition learn; 
What are thy hopes — how T sure, how fair, 
And what thy great concern? 

4 Now a new space of life begins, 

Set out afresh for heaven: 
Seek pardon for thy former sins, 
Through Christ, so freely given. 

5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, 

And on his grace depend; 
With zeal pursue the heavenly road, 
Nor doubt a happy end. 

548. 8 & 7S M. Bp. Horne 

Autumn Warnings. 

1 See the leaves around us falling, 
Dry and withered to the ground; 
Thus to thoughtless mortals calling, 
In a sad and solemn sound: — 
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2 4 Sons of Adam, (once in Eden, 

Where, like us, he blighted fell,) 
Hear the lesson we are reading; 
Mark the atrial truth we tell: 

3 c Youth, on length of days presuming, 

Who the paths of pleasure tread: 
View us, late in beauty blooming, 
Numbered now among the dead: 

4 ' What though yet no losses grieve you 

Gay with health and many a grace, 
Let not cloudless skies deceive you: 
Summer gives to autumn place. 

5 c Yearly in our course returning, 

Messengers of shortest stay, 
Thus we preach this truth concerning, 
Heaven and earth shall pass away.* 

6 On the tree of life eternal, 

let all our hopes be laid: 
This alone, forever vernal, 

Bears a leaf that shall not fade. 

549. C M. Christian Psalmist 

Thanks for an abundant Harvest. 

I Fountain of mercy, God of love! 
How rich thy bounties are! 
The rolling seasons, as they move, 
Proclaim thy constant care. 

S When, in the bosom of the earth 
The sower hid the grain, 
Thy goodness marked its secret birth, 
And sent the early rain. 



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550 



3 The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was thine: 

The plants in beauty grew: 
Thou gav'st refulgent suns to shine, 
And mild, refreshing dew. 

4 These various mercies from above 

Matured the swelling grain; 
A kindly harvest crowns thy love, 
And plenty fills the plain. 

5 We own and bless thy gracious sway; 

Thy hand all nature hails; 
Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day, 
Summer nor winter, fails. 



550. L. M. Watts. 

Sickness healed, and Sorrow removed. Ps. 30 

1 I will extol thee, Lord, on high; 
At thy command diseases fly: 
Who but a God can speak and save 
From the dark borders of the grave? 

2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, 
And tell how large his goodness is; 
Let all your powers rejoice and bless, 
While you record his holiness. 

3 His anger but a moment stays; 
His love is life and length of days: 
Though grief and tears the night employ, 
The morning star restores the joy. 



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551. L. M. 61. k IPPI9. 

Thanksgiving for National Prosperity. 

1 How rich thy gifts, almighty King! 
From thee our public blessings spring: 
The extended trade, the fruitful skies, 
The treasures liberty bestows, 

The eternal joys the gospel shows, 
All from thy boundless goodness rise. 

2 With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues, 
To God we raise united songs. 

Here still may God in mercy reign; 
Crown our just counsels with success, 
With peace and joy our borders bless, 
And all our sacred rights maintain. 

552. L« M. Mrs. Steele. 

Thanksgiving for National Peace. Ps. 46. 

1 Great Ruler of the earth and skies, 
A word of thine almighty breath 
Can sink the world, or bid it rise; 
Thy smile is life, thy frown is death. 

2 When angry nations rush to arms, 
And rage, and noise, and tumult reign, 
And war resounds its dire alarms, 
And slaughter dyes the hostile plain; 

3 Thy sovereign eye looks calmly down, 

And marks their course, and bounds their powers 

Thy law the angry nations own, 

And noise and war are heard no more. 



OCCASIONAL. 



553. 



4 Then peace returns with balmy wing; 
Sweet peace, with her what blessings fled' 
Glad plenty laughs, the valleys sing, 
Reviving commerce lifts her head. 

5 Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord! 
All move subservient to thy will; 

Both peace and war await thy word, 
And thy sublime decrees fulfil. 

6 To thee we pay our grateful songs; 
Thy kind protection still implore: 

may our hearts, and lives, and tongues. 
Confess thy goodness, and adore. 

553. CM. Tate & Brady. 

In Time of War. Ps. 44. 

1 Lord, our fathers oft have told 

In our attentive ears, 
Thy wonders in their days performed, 
And elder times than theirs. 

2 'T was not their courage, nor their sword, 

To them salvation gave; 
Nor strength, that from unequal force, 
Their fainting troops could save: 

3 But thy right hand, and powerful arm, 

Whose succour they implored; 
Thy presence with the favoured race, 
Who thy great name adored. 

4 As thee their God our fathers owned, 

Thou art our sovereign King: 
therefore, as thou didst to them, 
To us deliverance bring. 



554, 555 



OCCASIONAL. 



554. L. M. aikin. 

In Time of War. 

1 While sounds of war are heard around, 
And death and ruin strew the ground; 
To thee we look, on thee we call, 

The Parent and the Lord of all. 

2 Thou, who hast stamped on human kind 
The image of a heaven-born mind, 
And in a Father's wide embrace 

Hast cherished all the kindred race; 

3 Great God ! whose powerful hand can bind 
The raging waves, the furious wind, 

bid the human tempest cease, 

And hush the maddening world to peace. 

4 With reverence may each hostile land 
Hear and obey that Irgh command, 
Thy Son's blest errand from above — 
'My creatures, live in mutual love!' 



555. L. M. Flint. 

Remembrance of our Fathers. 

1 In pleasant lands have fallen the lines 
That bound our goodly heritage, 
And safe beneath our sheltering vines 
Our youth is blest, and soothed our age. 

2 What, thanks, God, to thee are due, 
That thou didst plant our fathers here; 
And watch and guard them as they grew, 
A vineyard, to the planter dear. 



OCCASIONAL 



S The toils they bore, our ease have wrought 
They sowed in te?rs — in joy we reap; 
The birthright they so dearly bought 
We '11 guard, 'till we with them shall sleep 

4 Thy kindness to our fathers shown, 
In weal and wo through all the past, 
Their grateful sons, God, shall own, 
While here their name and race shall last 

556. L. M. Dyer. 
Public Humiliation. 

1 Great Framer of unnumbered worlds, 
And whom unnumbered worlds adore! 
Whose goodness all thy creatures share, 
While nature Trembles at thy power: 

2 Thine is the hand that moves the spheres^ 
That wakes the wind, and lifts the sea; 
And man, w r ho moves the lord of earth, 
Acts but the part assigned by thee. 

3 While suppliant crowds implore thine ai& 
To thee we raise the humble cry; 
Thine altar is the contrite heart, 

Thine incense, a repentant sigh. 

4 may our land, in this her hour, 
Confess thy hand, and bless the rod, 
By penitence make thee her friend, 
And find in thee a guardian God* 



557 ; 558. 



OCCASIONAL. 



557. 7s M. 61. Christian Psalmist 
For Saturday Evening. 

1 Safely through another week 
God has brought us on our way; 
Let us now a blessing seek 

On the approaching Sabbath day; 
Day of all the week the best, 
Emblem of eternal rest. 

2 Mercies multiplied, each hour, 
Through the week our praise demand ; 
Guarded by thy mighty power, 

Fed and guided by thy hand. 
From our worldly care set free, 
May we rest this night with thee. 

3 When the mora shall bid us rise. 
May we feel thy pleasure near; 
May thy glory meet our eyes, 
When we in thy house appear; 
Blest may all our Sabbaths prove, 
Till we join the church above. 

558. 10S M. Montgomery. 
Death of a Minister in his Prime. 

1 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime, 
In full activity of zeal and power; 

A Christian cannot die before his time, 

The Lord's appointment is the servant's hour- 

2 Go to the grave; at noon from labor cease; 
Rest on thy sheaves, thy harvest-task is done; 
Come from the heat of battle, and in peace, 
Soldier, go home; with thee the fight is won. 



OCCASIONAL. 



3 Go to the grave, for there thy Saviour lay 
In death's embraces, ere he rose on high; 
And all the ransomed, by that narrow way, 
Pass to eternal life beyond the sky. 

4 Go to the grave: — no, take thy seat above; 
Be thy pure spirit present with the Lord, 
Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love* 
And open vision for the written word. 

559. S. M. Montgomery 

On the Death of an aged Minister. 

1 Servant of God, well done! 
Rest from thy loved employ; 

The battle fought, the victory won, 
Enter thy Master's joy. 

2 The voice of midnight came, 
He started up to hear; 

A mortal arrow pierced his frame — 
He fell, but felt no fear. 

3 Tranquil amidst alarms, 
It found him on the field, 

A veteran slumbering on his arms. 
Beneath his red-cross shield. 

4 The pains of death are past; 
Labour and sorrow cease; 

And, life's long warfare closed at last, 
His soul is found in peace. 

5 Soldier of Christ, well done! 
Praise be thy new employ; 

And while eternal ages run, 
Rest in thy Saviour's joy. 
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560 OCCASIONAL. 



560. 7s M. Anonymoui. 

Funeral Hymn. 

1 Clay to clay, and dust to dust! 
Let them mingle — for they must! 
Give to earth the earthly clod, 
For the spirit 's fled to God. 

2 Never more shall midnight's damp 
Darken round this mortal lamp; 
Never more shall noonday's glance 
Search this mortal countenance. 

3 Deep the pit, and cold the bed, 
Where the spoils of death are laid : 
Stiff the curtains, chill the gloom. 
Of man's melancholy tomb. 

4 Look aloft! The spirit's risen — 
Death cannot the soul imprison: 
'T is in heaven that spirits dwell, 
Glorious, though invisible. 

5 Thither let us turn our view; 
Peace is there, and comfort too: 
There shall those we love be found, 
Tracing joy's eternal round. 



DOXOLOGIES. 



I. Common Metre. 

To Thee, whose temple is all space; 

Whose altar, earth, sea, skies; 
One chorus let all beings raise; 

All nature's incense rise. 

II. Long Metre. 

Be thou, God, exalted high; 
And, as thy glory fills the sky, 
So let it be on earth displayed; 
Till thou art here, as there, obeyed* 

III. Short Metre. 

To God the only wise, 
Our Saviour and our King, 
Let all who dwell below the skies, 
Their grateful praises sing. 

IV. Hallelujah Metre. 

Now to the King of Heaven 
Your cheerful voices raise; 
To him be glory given. 
Power, majesty and praise. 

Wide as he reigns, 

His name be sung, 

By every tongue, 

In endless strains. 



DOXOLOGIES. 



V. Seven Syllable Metre. 

All who vital breath enjoy, 
In God's praise that breath employ; 
And in one great chorus join, 
Praise, praise the name divine. 

VI. Ten SyHable Metre. 

Burst into praise, my soul! all nature join! 
Angels and men in harmony combine; 
While human years are measured by the sun, 
And while eternity its course shall run. 

VII. Eleven Syllable Metre. 

Come, let us adore Him, come, bow at his feet; 
give him the glory, the praise that is meet; 
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise, 
And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies. 



It was thought unnecessary to give Doxologtes in any ether 
than the above simple metres. An easy transition may be made 
from other metres into one of these. The Long metre Doxology 
may be swig with a hymn in Long metre Six lines; the Seven 
syllable metre Doxology may be sung with a hymn in Eight and 
Seven syllable metre; and so on, according to the taste ana 
discretion of the Minister or Choir. 



AND 



ANTHEMS, 

ADDITIONAL HYMNS 



I. Habakkuk, ii. 20. 

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth 
keep silence before him. 

II. Psalm iii. 8. 

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord, and thy 
blessing is among thy people. 

III. Church Collect. 

Lord of all power and might, thou that art the 
author, thou that art the giver of all good things, 
graft in our hearts the love of thy name, increase in 
us true religion, nourish us in all goodness, and of 
thy great mercy keep us in the same, through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

IV. Psalm cxix. 33, 35. 

Teach me, Lord, the way of thy statutes*, 
make me to walk in the way of thy commandments 
for evermore. 

V. Church Collect. 

Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy 
faithful people, pardon and peace; that they may 
be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a 
quiet mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
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ANTHEMS. 



VI. Anonymous. 
Morning. 

Father of mercies! when the day is dawning, 
Then will I pay my vows to thee ; 

Like incense wafted on the breath of morning, 
My heart-felt praise to Heaven shall be. 

Yes, thou art near me; sleeping or waking, 
Still doth thy care unchanged remain; 

If ever I wander, thy ways forsaking, 
lead me gently back again. 



VII. Peabody. 

Autumn Evening. 

1 Behold the beauteous western light; 

It melts in deepening gloom: 
So calmly Christians sink away, 
Descending to the tomb. 

2 The winds breathe low, the withering leaf 

Scarce whispers from the tree; 
So gently flows the parting breath, 
When good men cease to be. 

3 How beautiful on all the hills 

The crimson light is shed ! 
'T is like the peace the Christian gives 
To mourners round his bed. 

4 How mildly on the wandering cloud 

The sunset beam is cast! 
y T is like the memory, left behind, 
When loved ones breathe their last. 



ANTHEMS. 



5 And now, above the dews of night, 

The yellow star appears: 
So faith springs in the hearts of those, 
Whose eyes are bathed in tears. 

6 But soon the morning's happier light 

Its glories shall restore; 
And eyelids, that are sealed in death, 
Shall ope, to close no more. 

VIII. Roscommon. 
Praise to God from all Nature. 

1 azure vaults! crystal sky! 
The world's transparent canopy! 

Break your long silence, and let mortals know 
With what contempt you look on things below, 

2 light! thou fairest, first of things, 
From whom all joy, all beauty springs; 

praise the almighty Ruler of the globe, 
Who useth thee as his imperial robe. 

3 Great eye of all ! whose glorious ray 
Rules the bright empire of the day; 

praise his name, without whose purer Mght, 
Thou hadst been hid in an abyss of night. 

4 Ye moon and planets! who dispense 
By God's command your influence; 

Resign to him, as to your Maker due, 
That homage which man's folly pays to you. 

5 Ye mists and vapours, hail and snow, 
And you who through the concave blow, 

Swift to perform the mandates of his word, 
Whirlwinds and tempests! praise the almighty 
Lord. 



ANTHEMS. 



d Praise him. ye monsters of the deep. 
That in the sea's vast bosom sleep: 
At whose command the foaming billows roar; 
Yet know their limits, tremble, and adore. 

7 Praise him, old monuments of time! 
praise him, ye in youthful prime! 

All ye who shine in beauty's excellence! 
And praise him, thou sweet age of innocence! 

8 Let the wide world his praises sing, 
From whom its various blessings spring; 

Let echoing anthems make his praises known, 
On earth his footstool, as in heaven his throne. 

IX. AjfONTMOUS. 
Devotion and Virtue. 

1 Save me from my foes, 

Shield me, Lord, from harm, 
Let me safe repose 

On thy mighty arm. 
Thou art God alone: 

Those who seek thy heavenly face, 
Thou wilt bless, and they shall own 
Thy matchless grace. 

2 Pleasant is the land 

Where Jehovah ? s known. 
Where a pious band 

Bow before his throne. 
Who with loud acclaim, 

Sing his great and wondrous love, 
Who ere long shall praise his name 
With saints above. 



ANTHEMS. 



3 Let my faith and love 

With my years increase; 
Let me never rove 

From the paths of peace; 
But through life display 

Holy deeds and actions pure, 
That when life has passed away, 
May bliss be sure. 



X. Anonymous. 
Heavenly Desires. 

Angels ever bright and fair, 
Take, oh take me to your care. 
Speed to your own courts my flight, 
Clad in robes of virgin white. 
Angels ever bright and fair, 
Take, oh take me to your care. 



XI. Pope. 
The Universal Prayer. 

1 Father of all! in every age, 

In every clime adored, 
By saint, by savage, or by sage, 
The universal Lord! 

2 Thou great first cause! least understood 

Who all my sense confined, 
To know but this: — that thou art good, 
And that myself am blind; 

3 What conscience dictates to be done, 

Or warns me not to do, 
This teach me, more than hell, to shun 
That, more than heaven, pursue* 



ANTHEMS. 



4 What blessings thy free bounty gives 

Let me not cast away; 
For God is paid when man receives 
T' enjoy is to obey. 

5 Yet not to earth's contracted span 

Thy goodness let me bound; 
Or think thee Lord alone of man, 
When thousand worlds are round 

6 Let not this weak, unknowing hand 

Presume thy bolts to throw; 
And deal damnation round the land 
On each I judge thy foe. 

7 If I am right, thy grace impart 

Still in the right to stay; 
If I am wrong, teach my heart 
To find that better way. 

8 Save me alike from foolish pride 

Or impious discontent, 
At aught thy wisdom has denied, 
Or aught thy goodness lent. 

9 Teach me to feel another's wo, 

To hide the fault I see; 
That mercy I to others show, 
That mercy show to me. 

10 Mean though I am, (not wholly so, 

Since quickened by thy breath,) 
0! lead me, wheresoe'er I go, 
Through this day's life or death. 

1 1 This day be bread and peace my lot; 

But all beneath the sun 
Thou know'st if best bestowed or not; 
And let thy will be done. 



ANTHEMS. 



12 To thee, whose temple is all space, 
Whose altar, earth, sea, skies, 
One chorus let all beings raise, 
All nature's incense rise. 

XII. Anoistymous. 
Public Rejoicing, 

Go forth to the mount, bring the olive branch home, 
And rejoice, for the day of our freedom is come! 

From that day when the moon, upon Ajalon's vale 
Looking motionless down, saw the kings of the 
earth 

In the presence of God's mighty champion grow 
pale, 

never had Judah an hour of such mirth! 

Go forth to the mount, bring the olive branch home. 
And rejoice, for the day of our freedom is come! 

XIII. Tate & Brady. 
Instruction in God's Law. Ps. 78. 

1 Hear, my people! to my law 

Devout attention lend; 
Let the instructions of my mouth 
Deep in your hearts descend. 

2 My tongue, by inspiration taught, 

Shall parables unfold, 
Dark oracles, but understood, 
And owned for truths of old; 

3 Which we from sacred registers 

Of ancient times have known. 
And our forefathers' pious care 
To us has handed down. 



ANTHEMS. 



i We will not hide them from our sons; 
Our offspring shall be taught 
The praises of the Lord, whose strength 
Has works of wonder wrought; 

5 That generations yet to come, 

Should to their unborn heirs 
Religiously transmit the same, 
And they again to theirs; 

6 To teach them that in God alone 

Their hope securely stands; 
That they should ne'er his works forget, 
But keep his just commands. 



XIV. Merrick. 
Song of Sitneon. Luke ii. 29. 

1 'T is enough — the hour is come; 
Now within the silent tomb 

Let this mortal frame decay, 
Mingled with its kindred clay; 
Since thy mercies oft of old 
By thy chosen seers foretold, 
Faithful now, and steadfast prove, 
God of truth, and God of love! 

2 Since at length my aged eye 
Sees the day-spring from on high! 
Those whom death has overspread 
With his dark and dreary shade, 
Lift their eyes, and, from afar, 
Hail the light of Jacob's star; 
Waiting till the promised ray 
Turn their darkness into day. 



ANTHEMS. 



3 Sun of Righteousness , to Thee 5 
Lo! the nations bow the knee; 
And the realms of distant kings 
Own the healing of thy wings: 
See the beams intensely shed, 
Shine on Zion's favoured head! 
Never may they hence remove, 
God of truth, and God of love! 



XV. BO WRING. 

For Advent or Christmas, 

1st Voice, Watchman! tell us of the night; 

What its signs of promise are. 
2d Voice. Traveller! o'er yon mountain's height 

See that glory-beaming star! 
1st Voice, Watchman! does its beauteous ray 

Aught of hope or joy foretell? 
2d Voice, Traveller! yes; it brings the day, 

Promised day of Israel! 
1st Voice, Watchman' ) v . , i 
2d Voice. Traveller! J Yes, it brings, &c. 

% 

1st Voice, Watchman! tell us of the night; 

Higher yet that star ascends. 
2d Voice. Traveller! blessedness and light, 

Peace and truth its course portends. 
1st Voice. Watchman! will its beams alone 

Gild the spot that gave them birth? 
2d Voice. Traveller! ages are its own: 

See! it bursts o'er all the earth. 
1st Voice. Watchman! ) 4 . 

2d Voice. Traveller! A § es ™ e lts own > &c * 

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ANTHEJVIS. 



1st Voice. Watchman! tell us of the night, 

For the morning seems to dawn. 
2d Voice. Traveller! darkness takes its flight, 

Doubt and terror are withdrawn. 
1st Voice. Watchman! let thy wanderings cease; 

Hie thee to thy quiet home. 
2d Voice. Traveller! lo! the Prince of Peace, 

Lo! the Son of God is come! 
Is* Voice. Watchman! ) Lo! the Prince of Peace, 
2d Voice. Traveller! \ &c. 



XVI. Milton, altered by Dr. Gardiner. 
For Christmas. 

1 No war or battle's sound 
Was heard the world around, 

No hostile chiefs to furious combat ran; 

But peaceful was the night, 

In which the prince of light 
His reign of peace upon the earth began. 

2 The shepherds on the lawn, 
Before the point of dawn, 

In social circle sat, while all around 

The gentle fleecy brood, 

Or cropped the flowery food, 
Or slept, or sported on the verdant ground* 

S When lo! with ravished ears, 

Each swain delighted hears 
Sweet music, offspring of no mortal hand; 



ANTHEMS 



Divinely warbled voice, 
Answering the stringed noise, 
With blissful rapture charmed the listening band. 

4 They saw a glorious light 
Burst on their wondering sight. 

Harping in solemn quire, in robes arrayed, 

The helmed cherubim 

And sworded seraphim 
Are seen in glittering ranks, with wings displayed. 

5 Sourds of so sweet a tone 
Before were never known, 

But when of old the sons of morning sung, 

While God disposed in air 

Each constellation fair, 
And the well-balanced world on hinges hung. 

6 Hail, hail, auspicious morn! 
The Saviour Christ is born: 

(Such was th' immortal seraph's song sublime) 

Glory to God in heaven! 

To man sweet peace be given, 
Sweet peace and friendship to the end of time! 

XVII. T. Moore. 
Fall of Israel* 

Fallen is thy throne, Israel ; 

Silence is o'er thy plains; 
Thy dwellings all lie desolate, 

Thy children weep in chains. 
Where are the dews that fed thee 

On Elim's barren shore? 
That fire from Heaven which led thee, 

Now lights thy path no more. 



ANTHEMS. 



XVIII. Pope. 

The Dying Christian to his Soul, 

1 Vital spark of heavenly flame, 
Quit, quit this mortal frame! 
Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, 
the pain, the bliss of dying! 
Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, 
And let me languish into life. 

2 Hark! they whisper! angels say, 
c Sister spirit, come away.' 
What is this absorbs me quite, 
Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 
Drowns my spirit, draws my breath? 
Tell me, my soul, can this be death? 

3 The world recedes; it disappears. 
Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears 
With sounds seraphic ring. 

Lend, lend your wings; I mount, I fly! 
grave, where is thy victory? 
death, where is thy sting? 

XIX, Watts. 
At a Funeral. 

1 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb! 
Take this new treasure to thy trust; 
And give these sacred relics room 
To slumber in thy silent dust. 

2 No pain, no grief, no anxious fear 
Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch its soft repose. 



ANTHEMS. 



3 So Jesus slept; God's dying Son 

Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed; 
Then rest, dear saint, till from his throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

4 Break, sacred morning, from the skies! 
Then, clothed anew in bright array, 
Immortal form! to life arise, 

And swell the song of endless day. 

XX. Mllman. 
At a Funeral. 

1 Brother, thou art gone before us, 

And thy saintly soul is flown 
Where tears are wiped from every eye, 

And sorrow is unknown. 
From the burden of the flesh, 

And from care and fear released, 
Where the wicked cease from troubling, 

And the weary are at rest. 

2 Sin can never taint thee now, 

Nor doubt thy faith assail, 
Nor thy meek trust in Jesus Christ 

And the holy Spirit fail: 
And there thou 'rt sure to meet the good, 

Whom on earth thou lovedst best, 
Where the wicked cease from troubling, 

And the weary are at rest. 

3 ' Earth to earth, 5 and < dust to dust,' 

The solemn priest hath said; 
So we lay the turf above thee now, 
And we seal thy narrow bed: 
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ANTHE31S. 



But thy spirit, brother! soars away 

Among the faithful blest, 
Where the wicked cease from troubling 

And the weary are at rest. 

XXI. Wesley's Col. 
The happy Dead. 

1 Hark! a voice divides the sky; 

Happy are the faithful dead ! 
In the Lord who sweetly die, 

They from all their toils are freed ! 
Them the Spirit hath declared 

Blest, unutterably blest; 
Jesus is their great reward: 

Jesus is their endless rest. 

2 Followed by their works they go, 

Where their Head is gone before; 
Reconciled by grace below, 

Grace hath opened mercy's door; 
Justified through faith alone, 

Here they knew their sins forgiven; 
Here they laid their burden down, 

Hallowed, and made meet for heaven, 

3 Who can now lament the lot 

Of a saint in Christ deceased? 
Let the world who know us not, 

Call us hopeless and unblest; 
When from flesh the spirit freed 

Hastens homeward to return, 
Mortals cry, c A man is dead! ' 

Angels sing, C A child is born!' 



ANTHEMS. 



4 Born into the world above, 

They our happy brother greet; 
Bear him to the Throne of Love, 

Place him at the Saviour's feet: 
Jesus smiles, and says c Well done, 

Good and faithful servant thou! 
Enter, and receive thy crown, 

Reign with me triumphant now!' 

XXII. C. Wesley. 
Confidence of Saints in the Day of Judgment, 

1 Stand the omnipotent decree! 

Jehovah's will be done; 
Nature's end we wait to see, 

And hear her final groan: 
Let this earth dissolve, and blend 
In death the wicked and the just; 
Let those ponderous orbs descend, 

And grind us into dust: 

2 Rests secure the righteous man, 

At his Redeemer's beck 
Sure to emerge, and rise again, 

And mount above the wreck. 
Lo! the heavenly spirit towers, 
Like flames o'er nature's funeral pyre, 
Triumphs in immortal powers, 

And claps his wings of fire! 

S Nothing hath the just to lose, 

By worlds on worlds destroyed; 
Far beneath his feet he views, 
With smiles, the flaming void; 



ANTHEMS. 



Sees this universe renewed; 
The grand millennial reign begun; 
Shouts with all the sons of God 
Around the eternal throne. 



XXIII. Sir Walter Scott. 
The Last Day. 

1 That day of wrath, that dreadful day, 
When heaven and earth shall pass aw T ay, 
What power shall be the sinner's stay? 
How shall he meet that dreadful day? 

2 When shrivelling like a parched scroll, 
The flaming heavens together roll, 
When louder yet, and yet more dread, 
Swells the high trump that wakes the dead ; 

3 Oh, on that day, that wrathful day, 
When man to judgment wakes from clay, 
Be Thou the trembling sinner's stay, 
Though heaven and earth shall pass away. 

XXIV. Bo WRING. 
Light of Religion. 

1 Were all our hopes and all our fears 
Confined within life's narrow 7 bound; 
If, travellers through this vale of tears, 
We saw no better world beyond; 

2 Did not a sunbeam break the gloom, 
And not a floweret smile beneath; 
Who could exist in such a tomb? 
Who dw r ell amid the shades of death? 



ANTHEMS. 



3 And such were life without the ray 
From our divine religion given: 

'T is this, that makes our darkness day; 
'T is this, that makes our earth a heaven. 

4 Bright is the golden sun above, 
And beautiful the flowers that bloom, 
And all is joy, and all is love, 
Reflected from a world to come. 

XXV. Dryden, altered. 
" Creator Spirit, by whose aid. 9 

1 Oh! source of uncreated light! 

By whom the worlds were raised from night; 
Come, visit every pious mind; 
Come, pour thy joys on human kind. 

2 Plenteous in grace, descend from high, 
Rich in thy matchless energy; 

From sin and sorrow set us free, 
And make us temples worthy thee. 

? Cleanse and refine our earthly parts, 
Inflame and sanctify our hearts, 
Our frailties help, our vice control, 
Submit the senses to the soul. 

4 Thrice holy fount! thrice holy fire! 
Our hearts with heavenly love inspire; 
Make us eternal truths receive, 

Aid us to live as we believe. 

5 Chase from our path each noxious foe, 
And peace, the fruit of love, bestow; 
And, lest our feet should step astray, 
Protect and guide us in our way. 



ANTHEMS. 



XXVL Bp. Heber. 

Ascension of Christ, 

1 c Sit thou on my right hand, my Son! ' saith the 

Lord. 

1 Sit thou on my right hand, my Son ! 

Till in the fatal hour 

Of my wrath, and my power, 
Thy foes shall be a footstool to thy throne! ' 

2 c Prayer shall be made through thee, my Son!* 

saith the Lord. 
c Prayer shall be made through thee, my Son! 

From earth and air and sea, 

And all that in them be, 
Which thou for thine heritage hast won! 9 

3 c Daily be thou praised, my Son! ' saith the Lord. 
1 Daily be thou praised, my Son! 

And all that live and move, 
Let them bless thy bleeding love, 
And the work which thy worthiness hath done! 9 



6^. XX VII. Psalm cxv. 
JVon nobis Domme. 

Not unto us, Lord, not unto us, but unto thy 
name give glory. The Lord hath been mindful of 
us, and he will bless us; he will bless them that fear 
his name, both great and small. All the whole 
heavens are the Lord's; the earth hath he given to 
the children of men. The dead praise not thee, 
Lord, neither they that go down into silence. But 
we will praise the Lord from thk time forth, and 
for evermore. 



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